Last Leaves from Dunk Island

E.J. Banfield, full name Edmund James Banfield, was an esteemed author known for his contemplative and rich descriptions of island life in early 20th-century Australia. Banfield, born on September 4, 1852, in England, pursued journalism before finding his true calling on the idyllic shores of Dunk Island, situated in the Great Barrier Reef. In 1897, seeking respite from professional life and healt...