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Issue Details: First known date: 1912... 1912 The White Waterfall
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A treasure is found by a party of adventurerers among the ruins of a once-great civilisation on a remote, isolated South Sea island. The structures that pre-date the memory of any race that left written records. Although the island is thought to be uninhabited the party comes across a small community of natives who perform ceremonies and make human sacrifices in the name of some savage God. The terrors they discover in the depths of the jungle are all too human, however:

'The protagonist, and narrator, Jack Verslun, an itinerant seaman, is hired to serve on a ship chartered by Professor Herndon, an obsessive scientist who has brought along his two attractive daughters on what turns out to be an ill-advised and dangerous voyage to “The Isle of Tears,” which a rough-looking rogue named Leith has promised the Professor will yield scientific wonders that will make his reputation. The party, aside from a largely native crew, is completed by Will Holman, a feisty young American who — the son of the owner of the chartered boat they are traveling on — is along for the heck of it and for the love of the younger of the two Herndon girls, Barbara. An older daughter, Edith, is useful for completing a quartet that I needn’t spell out for you. They reach the island after a terrific storm and when Jack is ordered to stay on the boat while Leith takes a small party to the island, concerned about Leith’s intentions, he jumps ship, catches up with the party and finds himself, Will, and the Professor and his daughters, in a situation that takes them to the brink of disaster' (Walter Albert, Mystery*File 28 February 2010).

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Serialised by: The Cavalier 1908 periodical short story (15 issues)
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Cavalier vol. 14 no. 3 13 April 1912 6713002 1912 periodical issue short story 1912
    Note: Part 1 (of 4)
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Cavalier vol. 14 no. 4 20 April 1912 6713068 1912 periodical issue short story 1912
    Note: Part 2 (of 4).
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Cavalier vol. 15 no. 1 27 April 1912 6713089 1912 periodical issue short story 1912
    Note: Part 3 (of 4).
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Cavalier vol. 15 no. 2 4 May 1912 6713140 1912 periodical issue short story 1912
    Note: Part 4 (of 4).
    • Garden City, New York (State),
      c
      United States of America (USA),
      c
      Americas,
      :
      Doubleday ,
      1912 .
      image of person or book cover 2309118578124262994.jpg
      Source: www.mysteryfile.com
      Link: 6713022Hathi Trust Digital Library (Sighted 28/11/2013)
      Extent: 288p.
      Note/s:
      • Illustrated by Chales S. Chapman.
    • London,
      c
      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
      c
      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Cassell ,
      1913 .

Works about this Work

More Lost and Found : Islands Graham Stone , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 142-145)

— Review of The White Waterfall James Francis Dwyer , 1912 single work novel ; Hespamora James Francis Dwyer , 1935 single work novel ; Cold-Eyes James Francis Dwyer , 1934 single work novel ; Evelyn : something more than a story James Francis Dwyer , 1929 single work novel ; Breath of the Jungle James Francis Dwyer , 1915 selected work short story ; Adventures With the Mermaids Mary Catherine Davies , 1929 single work children's fiction ; Rainbow Island Mark Caywood , 1927 single work novel ; The City of Cobras James Francis Dwyer , 1938 single work novel ; The Cities Under the Sea E. V. Timms , 1948 single work children's fiction ; Amazon Island Harold Mercer , 1933 single work novel ; Victorian Family Robinson : A Novel Beatrice Grimshaw , 1934 single work novel ; The Laughing Buccaneer Will Lawson , 1935 single work novel
Bookaneer : Recent Fiction 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 January vol. 12 no. 69 1913; (p. xxx-xxxii)

— Review of The White Waterfall James Francis Dwyer , 1912 single work novel
More Lost and Found : Islands Graham Stone , 2001 single work review
— Appears in: Notes on Australian Science Fiction 2001; (p. 142-145)

— Review of The White Waterfall James Francis Dwyer , 1912 single work novel ; Hespamora James Francis Dwyer , 1935 single work novel ; Cold-Eyes James Francis Dwyer , 1934 single work novel ; Evelyn : something more than a story James Francis Dwyer , 1929 single work novel ; Breath of the Jungle James Francis Dwyer , 1915 selected work short story ; Adventures With the Mermaids Mary Catherine Davies , 1929 single work children's fiction ; Rainbow Island Mark Caywood , 1927 single work novel ; The City of Cobras James Francis Dwyer , 1938 single work novel ; The Cities Under the Sea E. V. Timms , 1948 single work children's fiction ; Amazon Island Harold Mercer , 1933 single work novel ; Victorian Family Robinson : A Novel Beatrice Grimshaw , 1934 single work novel ; The Laughing Buccaneer Will Lawson , 1935 single work novel
Bookaneer : Recent Fiction 1913 single work review
— Appears in: The Lone Hand , 1 January vol. 12 no. 69 1913; (p. xxx-xxxii)

— Review of The White Waterfall James Francis Dwyer , 1912 single work novel
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