1861 in Australian literature
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Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1861
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1861.
Poetry
[edit ]Main article: 1861 in poetry
- Charles Harpur – "To My Infant Daughter "Ada""
- Basil E. Kendall – "Florence : A Song"[1]
- Henry Kendall
- "Fainting by the Way"
- "The Wail in the Native Oak"[2]
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 1861 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 12 January – Jack Moses, poet (died 1945)[3]
- 20 February – Mary Gaunt, novelist (died 1942, in France)[4]
- 11 May — William Dymock, bookseller (died 1900)[5]
- 19 June – Ethel Castilla, journalist, poet and short story writer (died 1937)[6]
See also
[edit ]- 1861 in Australia
- 1861 in literature
- 1861 in poetry
- List of years in literature
- List of years in Australian literature
References
[edit ]- ^ "Austlit - "Florence : A Song" by Basil E. Kendall". Austlit. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "The Wail in the Native Oak" by Henry Kendall". Austlit. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha, "Moses, John (Jack) (1861–1945)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 8 July 2023
- ^ "Mary Gaunt". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 8 July 2023.
- ^ "Dymock, William (1861–1900) by Wallace Kirsop". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 4, 700. Victoria, Australia. 26 June 1861. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via National Library of Australia.