1893 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1893.

Books

• Carlton Dawe – The Emu's Head : A Chronicle of Dead Man's Flat ^[1]
• E. W. Hornung – Tiny Luttrell ^[2]
• Rosa Praed
  • Christina Chard: A Novel ^[3]
  • Outlaw and Lawmaker ^[4]

Short stories

• John Arthur Barry
  • "Number One North Rainbow" ^[5]
  • "Sojur Jim" ^[6]
  • Steve Brown's Bunyip and Other Stories ^[7]
• Louis Becke
  • "Challis, the Doubter: The White Lady and the Brown Woman" ^[8]
  • "The Fate of the Alida" ^[9]
• Ernest Favenc
  • The Last of Six: Tales of the Austral Tropics ^[10]
  • "My Only Murder" ^[11]
• Henry Lawson
  • "A Camp-Fire Yarn" ^[12]
  • "A Love Story" ^[13]
  • "The Man Who Forgot" ^[14]
  • "On the Edge of a Plain"
  • "The Union Buries Its Dead"

Poetry

Main article: 1893 in poetry

• Randolph Bedford – "The Days of '84" ^[15]
• E. J. Brady – "Laying on the Screw : The Other Side of the Wool-Trade" ^[16]
• Edward Dyson – "When the Bell Blew Up"
• G. Herbert Gibson – Ironbark Chips and Stockwhip Cracks ^[17]
• Henry Lawson
  • "The Great Grey Plain"
  • "Out Back"
• Louisa Lawson – "To My Sister"
• Louise Mack – "Manly Lagoon"
• Breaker Morant – "Since the Country Carried Sheep"
• A. B. Paterson
  • "Black Swans"
  • "A Bush Christening"
  • "The Geebung Polo Club"

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1893 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 15 May – Myra Morris, poet and novelist (died 1966) ^[18]
• 10 June – Martin Boyd, novelist (died 1972) ^[19]
• 23 June – Frank Dalby Davison, novelist (died 1970) ^[20]
• 25 August — Isabel Mary Mitchell, novelist (died 1973) ^[21]
• 27 November — Frank Clune, novelist and travel writer (died 1971) ^[22]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1893 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 19 May – Henry Halloran, poet (born 1811) ^[23]
• 4 September – Francis William Adams, novelist (born 1862) ^[24]

See also

• 1893 in Australia
• 1893 in literature
• 1893 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — The Emu's Head : A Chronicle of Dead Man's Flat by Carlton Dawe". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
2. "Austlit — Tiny Luttrell by E. W. Hornung". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
3. "Austlit — Christina Chard: A Novel by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
4. "Austlit — Outlaw and Lawmaker by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
5. "Austlit — "Number One North Rainbow" by John Arthur Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
6. "Austlit — "Sojur Jim" by John Arthur Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
7. "Austlit — Steve Brown's Bunyip and Other Stories by John Arthur Barry". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
8. "Austlit — "Challis, the Doubter: The White Lady and the Brown Woman" by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
9. "Austlit — "The Fate of the Alida" by Louis becke". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
10. "Austlit — The Last of Six: Tales of the Austral Tropics by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
11. "Austlit — "My Only Murder" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
12. "Austlit — "A Camp-Fire Yarn" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
13. "Austlit — "A Love Story" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
14. "Austlit — "The Man Who Forgot" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
15. "Austlit — "The Days of '84" by Randolph Bedford". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
16. "Austlit — "Laying on the Screw : The Other Side of the Wool-Trade" by E. J. Brady". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
17. "Austlit — Ironbark Chips and Stockwhip Cracks by G. Herbert Gibson". Austlit. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
18. "Morris, Myra Evelyn (1893–1966) by D. J. Jordan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
19. "Boyd, Guy Martin à Beckett (1923–1988) by Brenda Niall". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
20. "Davison, Frank Dalby (1893–1970) by Robert Darby". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
21. "Mitchell, Isabel Mary (1893–1973) by E. M. Finlay". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
22. "Clune, Francis Patrick (Frank) (1893–1971) by Julian Croft". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
23. "Halloran, Henry (1811–1893) by Brian Dickey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
24. "Adams, Francis William (1862–1893) by S. Murray-Smith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 1 September 2023.