1867 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1867

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1867.

Books

  • Charles de Boos – Fifty Years Ago : An Australian Tale[1]
  • Maud Jeanne Franc – Golden Gifts : An Australian Tale[2]
  • Catherine Helen Spence – The Author's Daughter (aka Hugh Lindsay's Guest)[3]

Short stories

  • Mary Fortune
    • "The Illumined Grave"[4]
    • "The White Maniac : A Doctor's Tale"[5]
  • Henry Kingsley – "The Two Cadets"[6]

Poetry

  • Adam Lindsay Gordon
  • Charles Harpur – "Obituary Lines"[8]
  • Henry Kendall
    • "Bell-Birds"
    • "Coogee"
    • "Illa Creek"
    • "The Warrigal"
  • Clarinda Parkes – Poems[9]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1867 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

  • 24 February – Jennings Carmichael, poet (died 1904)[10]
  • 2 March — Louis Lavater, composer and author (died 1953)[11]
  • 17 June – Henry Lawson, poet and short story writer (died 1922)[12]
  • 21 August – Lilian Turner, novelist (died 1956)[13]
  • 13 October – Guy Boothby, novelist (died 1905)[14]
  • 26 November – Roderic Quinn, poet and short story writer (died 1949)[15]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1867 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

Unknown date

See also

References

  1. ^ "Austlit - Fifty Years Ago : An Australian Tale by Charles de Boos". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Austlit - Golden Gifts : An Australian Tale by Maud Jeanne Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Austlit - The Author's Daughter by Catherine Helen Spence". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Austlit - "The Illumined Grave" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Austlit - "The White Maniac : A Doctor's Tale" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Austlit - "The Two Cadets" by Henry Kingsley". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Austlit - Ashtaroth : A Dramatic Lyric by Adam Lindsay Gordon". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Austlit - "Obituary Lines" by Charles Harpur". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Austlit - Poems by Clarinda Parkes". Austlit. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Jennings Carmichael (1867-1904)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Lavater, Louis Isidore (1867–1953) by Valerie Kent". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Lawson, Henry (1867–1922) by Brian Matthews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Thompson, Lilian Wattnall (Lil) (1867–1956) by Brenda Niall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  14. ^ "Guy Boothby (1867-1905)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  15. ^ "Quinn, Roderic Joseph (1867–1949) by Axel Clark". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Barton, Charlotte (1796–1867) by Patricia Clarke". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
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