y separately published work icon Madman's Island single work   novel  
Issue Details: First known date: 1927... 1927 Madman's Island
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Notes

  • Written as a novel; based on a diary written by the author: 'a rough diary written on an old sea log to save myself from going mad'.

Affiliation Notes

  • Associated with the AustLit subset Australian Literary Responses to 'Asia' as the work contains 'Asian' characters.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Notes:
This version contains a love story in the plot, which the publisher initially insisted be added to the work.
Notes:
This version does not contain the element of the love story.
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Pagination varies between reprints.

Works about this Work

Chronicler of the Great Inland Clement Semmler , 1990 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 September 1990; (p. rev 4)
What They're Doing Now 1939 single work column
— Appears in: Bohemia : The All-Australian Literary Magazine , October no. 7 1939; (p. 15)
A column canvassing current literary news
Untitled H. J. Oliver , 1939 single work review
— Appears in: Australian National Review , February vol. 5 no. 26 1939; (p. 87)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Untitled 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The Central Queensland Herald , 3 November 1938; (p. 13)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Untitled 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 8 October 1938; (p. 20)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Ion L. Idriess 1927 single work review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 4 June 1927; (p. 21)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Untitled 1927 single work review
— Appears in: The Queenslander , 9 June 1927; (p. 39)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Untitled 1927 single work review
— Appears in: The Daily Mail , 9 July 1927; (p. 17)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Slice of Life 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 1 October 1938; (p. 54)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
Untitled 1938 single work review
— Appears in: The North Queensland Register , 8 October 1938; (p. 20)

— Review of Madman's Island Ion L. Idriess , 1927 single work novel
What They're Doing Now 1939 single work column
— Appears in: Bohemia : The All-Australian Literary Magazine , October no. 7 1939; (p. 15)
A column canvassing current literary news
Chronicler of the Great Inland Clement Semmler , 1990 single work biography
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 29-30 September 1990; (p. rev 4)
Last amended 5 Oct 2017 16:23:29
Subjects:
  • Howick Group Islands, Princess Charlotte Bay, North East Peninsula, Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
  • Cape York Peninsula, Queensland,
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