Amazon Island
| Author | Harold Mercer |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Lost world fantasy |
| Publisher | NSW Bookstall Company |
| Publication date | 1933 |
| Publication place | Australia |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 178 |
Amazon Island (1933) is a lost world fantasy novel by Australian author Harold Mercer. It was originally published in Australia by the NSW Bookstall Company.[1]
This was Mercer's first and only novel.[2]
Plot summary
Determined to follow a set of clues about a hidden Pacific Island, Captain Darnell, of the yacht Seaflower, assembles a crew of treasure-seekers. When they reach the island they discover that it is ruled by a race of women.
Critical reception
A reviewer in The Bulletin called the novel "an engrossing adventure yarn", where the author's "narrative faculty and imaginative gifts are seen at their best in this unusual novel."[3]
In The Weekly Times a reviewer stated that "There is a not a dull line in the book".[4]
Publication history
After the novel's initial publication by NSW Bookstall Company in 1933[1] it was reprinted as follows:
Note
The full text of the novel is available via an Austlit pdf.[7]
References
- 1 2 "Amazon Island by Harold Mercer". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Austlit – Harold Mercer – bibliography". Austlit. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ ""A Satchel of Books"". The Bulletin, 31 May 1933, p5. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ ""Where Women Rule the Roost"". Weekly Times, 3 June 1933. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Austlit – Amazon Island by Harold Mercer". Austlit. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Amazon Island by Harold Mercer". ISFDB. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Austlit – Amazon Island by Harold Mercer (pdf)" (PDF). Austlit. Retrieved 4 July 2026.