George Isaacs (1825 – 1876) was an Australian author. Born in England to a Jewish family, he moved to Adelaide, South Australia with his wife and child in 1851.[1] Often writing under the pseudonym "A Pendragon", Isaacs' 1856 novel, The Queen of the South became the first novel to be published in South Australia,[1] and his play Burlesque of Frankenstein is recognised as the first Australian work of science fiction.[2]
While in South Australia he founded The Critic, and contributed to other publications such as The Bunyip and The Observer.[3]