Ion Idriess

Ion Idriess
OBE
Idriess reading his book Lightning Ridge, c. 1940–41
Born
Ion Llewellyn Idriess

(1889-09-20)20 September 1889
Waverley, New South Wales
Died6 June 1979(1979-06-06) (aged 89)
Mona Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Notable work

Ion Llewellyn Idriess OBE (20 September 1889 – 6 June 1979) was a prolific and influential Australian author.[1] He wrote more than 50 books over 43 years between 1927 and 1969 – an average of one book every 10 months, and twice published three books in one year (1932 and 1940). His first book was Madman's Island, published in 1927 at the age of 38, and his last was written at the age of 79. Called Challenge of the North, it told of Idriess's ideas for developing the north of Australia.[2]

Two of his works, The Cattle King (1936) and Flynn of the Inland (1932) had more than forty reprintings.[2]

  1. ^ Julian Croft (2006). "Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition. Retrieved 11 May 2007.
  2. ^ a b Keith De La Rue (26 July 2005). "Ion Idriess". Retrieved 12 May 2007.