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Wikipedia / Ida Lee

Ida Louisa Lee (11 February 1865 — 3 October 1943), historian and poet, was born at Kelso, New South Wales. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS) in 1914 and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Australian Historical Society (Hon. FRAHS). Lee wrote a number of historical texts, some of which contain previously unpublished material.

Lee was the third child of grazier and politician, George Lee, and Louisa (née Kite). On a visit to England, Lee married Charles John Bruce Marriott (1861–1936) on 14 October 1891 at the parish church, Felixstowe, Suffolk.

Bibliography

Non-fiction

  • (1906)

  • (1912)

  • (1915)

  • (1920)

  • Early Explorers in Australia (1925)

  • The Voyage of the 'Caroline' from England to Van Dieman's Land and Batavia (1927)

Poetry

  • Songs and Verse (189?)

  • The Bush Fire and Other Verses (1897)

References

Further reading

  • Adelaide, Debra (1988) Australian women writers: a bibliographic guide, London, Pandora