Amazon Island

Amazon Island
Author	Harold Mercer
Language	English
Genre	adventure
Publisher	Bookstall
Publication date	1933
Publication place	Australia

Amazon Island is a 1933 Australian novel by Harold Mercer.^[1]

It was Mercer's first novel after a series of short stories.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

In the novel, adventurers discover an island populated by women who are the descendants of buccaneers.^[4]

Critical reception

The novel was well received, becoming one of the most popular Australian books of the year.^[5] The Bulletin called it "an amazing story of romance, mystery and adventure" where "the story carries a sense of stirring reality in every paragraph."^[6]

The Weekly Times wrote, "Everyone who loves stories of strange adventures should read this entertaining story."^[7]

References

^ "Amazon island (Bookstall)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ ""AMAZON ISLAND"". Northern Star. Vol. 57. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NEW NOVELS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 080. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ""AMAZON ISLAND."". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1849. Western Australia. 2 July 1933. p. 22 (First Section). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "READERS HERE GO "HIGHBROW"". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 3, no. 111. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
^ Mercer, Harold (3 May 1933). ""A Satchel of Books"". The Bulletin. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
^ "Where Woman Rule the Roost". Weekly Times. No. 3427. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1933. p. 28 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "Amazon island (Bookstall)". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[2] ""AMAZON ISLAND"". Northern Star. Vol. 57. New South Wales, Australia. 17 June 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] "NEW NOVELS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 080. Victoria, Australia. 2 June 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[4] ""AMAZON ISLAND."". Sunday Times (Perth). No. 1849. Western Australia. 2 July 1933. p. 22 (First Section). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[5] "READERS HERE GO "HIGHBROW"". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. 3, no. 111. New South Wales, Australia. 24 June 1933. p. 4. Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

[Bulletin-6] Mercer, Harold (3 May 1933). ""A Satchel of Books"". The Bulletin. p. 5. Retrieved 17 April 2024.

[7] "Where Woman Rule the Roost". Weekly Times. No. 3427. Victoria, Australia. 3 June 1933. p. 28 (FIRST EDITION). Retrieved 10 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.

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