29 October 2007
The Illumined Grave: Ep 1 of 3
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Born Mary Wilson in Ireland, Mary Fortune travelled with her father first to Canada and then to the Australian gold fields in 1855. She lived a colourful and precarious life in colonial Australia, a life reflected in her choice of pseudonym 'Waif Wanderer'. Fortune made a living as a poet, wrote articles and stories and has become known as the earliest Australian crime writer.
Author: Mary Fortune
Reader: Bill Young
Production
Producer: Anne Wynter
