1877 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1877.

Books

• Ada Cambridge — My Guardian : A Story of the Fen Country ^[1]
• Maud Jean Franc
  • Little Mercy ^[2]
  • Two Sides to Every Question ^[3]

Children's fiction

• Henry Kingsley — The Mystery of the Island ^[4]

Poetry

Main article: 1877 in poetry

• Henry Kendall — "Ode to a Black Gin"
• Emily Manning — The Balance of Pain and Other Poems
• James Brunton Stephens — "The Dominion"

Short stories

• Marcus Clarke — "The Future Australian Race" ^[5]

Births

• 17 January — May Gibbs, writer for children (died 1969) ^[6]
• 28 July — Emily Bulcock, poet and dramatist (died 1969) ^[7]
• 10 December — Bertha Southey Brammall, poet and novelist (died 1957) ^[8]

Unknown date

• Harry Tighe, playwright and novelist (died 1946) ^[9]

See also

• 1877 in Australia
• 1877 in literature
• 1877 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "My Guardian : A Story of the Fen Country by Ada Cambridge". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
2. "Austlit - Little Mercy by Maud Jean Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
3. "Two Sides to Every Question by Maud Jean Franc". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
4. "Austlit - The Mystery of the Island by Henry Kingsley". Austlit. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
5. "Austlit - "The Future Australian Race' by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
6. "Gibbs, Cecilia May (1877–1969) by Maureen Walsh". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
7. "Bulcock, Emily Hemans (1877–1969) by Marjorie Puregger". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
8. "1878 Births in the District of Hamilton (born Dec 1877, registered Jan 1878)". Libraries Tasmania. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
9. "Austlit — Harry Tighe (1877-1946)". Austlit. Retrieved 22 July 2025.