1869 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1869.

Books

• Maud Jeanne Franc — Silken Cords and Iron Fetters ^[1]
• Louisa Anne Meredith— Phoebe's Mother : A Novel (aka Ebba) ^[2]

Short stories

• Marcus Clarke — "Pretty Dick" ^[3]

Children's and young adult fiction

• Henry Kingsley — The Boy in Grey ^[4]

Poetry

Main article: 1869 in poetry

• Emma Frances Anderson — "No Room for the Dead" ^[5]
• Henry Kendall
  • "Aboriginal Death-Song"
  • "Galatea"
  • Leaves from Australian Forests

Drama

• William Akhurst — The House by That Jack Built

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1869 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 5 January — R. H. Croll, author and public servant (died 1947) ^[6]
• 12 May — Frank Morton, poet (died 1923) ^[7]
• 4 July — Ernest Buley, journalist and author (died 1933) ^[8]
• 10 July — Arthur Gask, novelist (died 1951) ^[9]
• 3 August — Marie Pitt, poet and journalist (died 1948) ^[10]
• 6 August
  • David McKee Wright, poet (died 1928) ^[11]
  • Marie E. J. Pitt, poet (died 1948) ^[12]
• 7 August — E. J. Brady, poet (died 1952) ^[13]
• 21 August — Will H. Ogilvie, poet (died 1963) ^[14]
• 24 September — Edward Sorenson, poet (died 1939) ^[15]
• 3 October — Ada Augusta Holman, journalist and novelist (died 1949) ^[16]

See also

• 1869 in Australia
• 1869 in literature
• 1869 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — Silken Cords and Iron Fetters by Maud Jeanne Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
2. "Austlit — Phoebe's Mother by Louisa Anne Meredith". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
3. "Austlit — "Pretty Dick" by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
4. "Austlit — The Boy in Grey by Henry Kingsley". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
5. "Austlit — "No Room for the Dead" by Emma Frances Anderson". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
6. "Croll, Robert Henderson (Bob) (1869–1947) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
7. "Morton, Frank (1869–1923) by Martha Rutledge and B. G. Andrews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
8. "Buley, Ernest Charles (1869–1933) by John Lack". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
9. "Gask, Arthur Cecil (1869–1951) by Michael J. Tolley". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
10. "Pitt, Marie Elizabeth Josephine (1869–1948) by Hugh Anderson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
11. "Wright, David McKee (1869–1928) by Michael Sharkey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
12. "Pitt, Marie Elizabeth Josephine (1869–1948) by Hugh Anderson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
13. "Austlit — E. J. Brady (1869-1952)". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
14. "Ogilvie, William Henry (Will) (1869–1963) by Clement Semmler". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
15. "Sorenson, Edward Sylvester (Ed) (1869–1939) by Peter Kirkpatrick". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
16. "Holman, Ada Augusta (1869–1949) by Heather Radi". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 July 2023.