1896 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1896.

Books

• Guy Boothby
  • The Beautiful White Devil ^[1]
  • Doctor Nikola
• E. W. Hornung – The Rogue's March: A Romance ^[2]
• Fergus Hume – The Expedition of Captain Flick ^[3]
• Louise Mack – The World is Round
• Ethel Turner – The Little Larrikin

Short stories

• Barbara Baynton – "The Tramp" (aka "The Chosen Vessel")
• Ada Cambridge – "The Wind of Destiny" ^[4]
• Albert Dorrington – "A Bush Tanqueray" ^[5]
• Edward Dyson
  • "The Elopement of Mrs Peters" ^[6]
  • "Spicer's Courtship" ^[7]
• Henry Lawson
  • "Black Joe" ^[8]
  • "The Geological Spieler" ^[9]
  • While the Billy Boils
• K. Langloh Parker – Australian Legendary Tales (edited)
• A. B. Paterson – "White-When-He's-Wanted" ^[10]
• Steele Rudd – "Dad and the Two Donovans" ^[11]
• Ethel Turner – The Little Duchess and Other Stories ^[12]

Poetry

Main article: 1896 in poetry

• Christopher Brennan – "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : I : 10" (aka "The Yellow Gas")
• Victor J. Daley – "Day and Night"
• Edward Dyson
  • "Peter Simson's Farm"
  • Rhymes from the Mines and Other Lines
• Ernest Favenc – "The Watchers"
• Henry Lawson
  • In the Days When the World was Wide and Other Verses
  • "Past Carin'"
  • "The Star of Australasia"
• A. B. Paterson
  • "Hay and Hell and Booligal"
  • "Mulga Bill's Bicycle"
  • "Pioneers"
  • "Rio Grande's Last Race"
  • "Song of the Artesian Water"
• J. Le Gay Brereton – The Song of Brotherhood, and Other Verses

Drama

• Reg Rede – The Kelly Gang

Biography

• Henry Parkes – An Emigrant's Home Letters ^[13]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1896 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 20 March – Cecil Mann, editor and critic (died 1967) ^[14]
• 3 April – Ronald Campbell, novelist and short story writer (died 1970) ^[15]
• 16 November – Joan Lindsay, novelist (died 1984) ^[16]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1896 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 27 April – Henry Parkes, poet and politician (born 1815) ^[17]
• 27 December – Henry Clay, poet (born 1844) ^[18]

See also

• 1896 in Australia
• 1896 in literature
• 1896 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit — The Beautiful White Devil by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
2. "Austlit — The Rogue's March: A Romance by E. W. Hornung". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
3. "Austlit — The Expedition of Captain Flick by Fregus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
4. "Austlit — "The Wind of Destiny" by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
5. "Austlit — "A Bush Tanqueray" by Albert Dorrington". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
6. "Austlit — "The Elopement of Mrs Peters" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
7. "Austlit — "Spicer's Courtship" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
8. "Austlit — "Black Joe" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
9. "Austlit — "The Geological Spieler" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
10. "Austlit — "White-When-He's-Wanted" by A. B. Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
11. "Austlit — "Dad and the Two Donovans" by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
12. "Austlit — The Little Duchess and Other Stories by Ethel Turner". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
13. "Austlit — An Emigrant's Home Letters by Henry Parkes". Austlit. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
14. "Austlit — Cecil Mann". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
15. "Austlit — Ronald Campbell". Austlit. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
16. "Lindsay, Joan à Beckett (1896–1984) by Terence O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
17. "Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–1896) by A. W. Martin". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
18. "Clay, Henry Ebenezer (1844–1896) by Beverley Smith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.