1868 in Australian literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1868.
Books
[edit]- Marcus Clarke – Long Odds[1]
- Maud Jeanne Franc – John's Wife[2]
Short stories
[edit]- Marcus Clarke – "Cannabis Indica : A Psychological Experiment"[3]
- J. R. Houlding – Australian Tales and Sketches from Real Life[4]
Poetry
[edit]- Bertha Martin Boyd – "Daniel in the Lion's Den"[5]
- Mary Fortune
- Henry Kendall
- Henry Parkes – "Brougham"[8]
Births
[edit]A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1868 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 14 May – Mary Eliza Fullerton, writer (died 1946)[9]
- 27 June – Randolph Bedford, poet, novelist and short story writer (died 1941)[10]
- 29 October – Robert Crawford, poet (died 1930)[11]
- 14 November – Steele Rudd, short story writer (died 1935)[12]
Deaths
[edit]A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1868 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 26 April — James L. Michael, poet (born 1824)[13]
- 10 June – Charles Harpur, poet (born 1813)[14]
See also
[edit]- 1868 in Australia
- 1868 in literature
- 1868 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
[edit]- ^ "Austlit - Long Odds by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - John's Wife by Maud Jeanne Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "Cannabis Indica : A Psychological Experiment" by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Australian Tales and Sketches from Real Life by J. R. Houlding". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "Daniel in the Lion's Den" by Bertha Martin Boyd". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "The Breeze from the South" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "Farewell to Tamanick" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "Brougham" by Henry Parkes". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Fullerton, Mary Eliza (1868–1946) by Sally O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Bedford, George Randolph (1868–1941) by Rodney G. Boland". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Robert Crawford (1868-1930)". Austlit. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Davis, Arthur Hoey (1868–1935) by Van Ikin". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Michael, James Lionel (1824–1868) by T. T. Reed". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ^ "Harpur, Charles (1813–1868) by J. Normington-Rawling". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
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