Eric Muspratt
Eric Muspratt (1899–1949) was an Australian travel writer.[1]
He was born on 21 November 1899 in Essex, England[2] and he travelled around the world four times. He wrote numerous books about his experiences, including My South Sea Island (1931) which was one of the first travel books to be published by the newly established Penguin Books.
He died in 1949 in Concord, New South Wales.[2]
Selected works
[edit]- My South Sea Island (1931)
- Wild Oats (1932)
- Greek Seas (1933)
- The Journey Home (1933)
- Ambition : an autobiographical novel (1934)
- Going Native (1936)
- Time is a Cheat (1946)
- Fire of Youth : the story of forty-five years wandering (1948)
References
[edit]- ^ "Search the Collection for Eric Muspratt (1899–1949), Travel writer". National Portrait Gallery, London.
- ^ a b "Eric Muspratt – Biography". AustLit Australian literature database. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
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