Author: James Francis Dwyer
Alternate names: Burglar Bill; J.F.D.; D; Marat
Born: 22 April 1874
Died: 11 November 1952
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**James Francis Dwyer** was an Australian writer. Born in Camden Park, New South Wales, Dwyer worked as a postal assistant until he was convicted in a scheme to make fraudulent postal orders and sentenced to seven years imprisonment in 1899. In prison, Dwyer began writing, and with the help of another inmate and a prison guard, had his work published in The Bulletin. After completing his sentence, he relocated to London and then New York, where he established a successful career as a writer of short stories and novels. Dwyer later moved to France, where he wrote his autobiography, Leg-Irons on Wings, in 1949. Dwyer wrote over 1,000 short stories during his career, and was the first Australian-born person to become a millionaire from writing.

Dwyer published at least 11 fiction books throughout his career, plus his 1949 autobiography.

The White Waterfall (1912)
The Spotted Panther (1913)
Breath of the Jungle (1915)
The Green Half-Moon (1917)
O Splendid Sorcery (1930)
Evelyn: Something More Than a Story (1931)
The Romantic Quest of Peter Lamonte (1932)
Cold Eyes (1933)
Hespamora (1935)
The Lady With Feet of Gold (1937)
The City of Cobras (1938)
Leg-Irons on Wings (1949)


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