The Land of the Hibiscus Blossom Illustrated

James Hume Nisbet (8 August 1849 - 4 June 1923) was a Scottish-born novelist and artist, many of whose thrillers are set in Australia. Nisbet was born in Stirling, Scotland and received special artistic training, and was educated under the Rev. Dr. Culross (later of Bristol College) up to the age of fifteen. At 16 years of age he went to Australia and stayed about seven years, during which he travelled to Tasmania, New Zealand, and the South Sea Islands, painting, sketching, writing poetry and stories, and making notes for future work. He spent one year of the period acquiring theatrical experience at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, under the actor Richard Stewart.