1926 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1926.

Books

• Mary Grant Bruce – The Tower Rooms ^[1]
• Carlton Dawe – The Forbidden Shrine ^[2]
• Jean Devanny
  • The Butcher Shop ^[3]
  • Lenore Divine ^[4]
• Mabel Forrest – Gaming Gods ^[5]
• Mary Gaunt – The Forbidden Town ^[6]
• Jack McLaren
  • The Hidden Lagoon ^[7]
  • Isle of Escape : A Story of the South Seas ^[8]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • The Wild Oats of Han ^[9]
  • Working Bullocks ^[10]

Short stories

• Xavier Herbert – "The Maniac and the Full Moon" ^[11]
• Vance Palmer – "The Birthday" ^[12]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Curse" ^[13]
• Steele Rudd – The Rudd Family ^[14]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce – Robin ^[15]
• W. M. Fleming – Bunyip Told Me ^[16]
• Ethel Turner – Funny ^[17]
• Lilian Turner – The Happy Heriots ^[18]

Poetry

Main article: 1926 in poetry

• Jack Lindsay – The Passionate Neatherd : a lyric sequence ^[19]
• Dorothea Mackellar – Fancy Dress and Other Verse ^[20]
• Furnley Maurice – "Beauty of the World" ^[21]
• Myra Morris – "The Pallid Cuckoo" ^[22]
• John Shaw Neilson
  • "The Birds Go By" ^[23]
  • "The Flight of the Weary" ^[24]
  • "The Gentle Water Bird"
• Kenneth Slessor – Earth-Visitors : Poems ^[25]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1926 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 7 January – Graham Stone, bibliographer (died 2013) ^{[26] [27]}
• 23 February – Ann Moyal, historian of science (died 2019) ^[28]
• 31 July – Ian Moffitt, novelist (died 2000) ^[29]
• 26 August – Portia Robinson, historian (died 2023) ^[30]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1926 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 6 June – Henry Tate, poet (born 1873) ^[31]
• 19 July – Ada Cambridge, novelist and poet (born 1844) ^[32]

See also

• 1926 in Australia
• 1926 in literature
• 1926 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "The Tower Rooms by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
2. "The Forbidden Shrine by Carlton Dawe". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
3. "The Butcher Shop by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
4. "Lenore Divine by Jean Devanny". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
5. "Gaming Gods by Mabel Forrest". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
6. "The Forbidden Town by Mary Gaunt". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
7. "The Hidden Lagoon by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
8. "Isle of Escape : A Story of the South Seas by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
9. "The Wild Oats of Han by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
10. "Working Bullocks by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
11. ""The Maniac and the Full Moon" by Xavier Herbert". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
12. ""The Birthday" by Vance Palmer". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
13. ""The Curse" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
14. "The Rudd Family by Steele Rudd". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
15. "Robin by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
16. "Bunyip Told Me by William Fleming". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
17. "Funny by Ethel Turner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
18. "The Happy Heriots by Lilian Turner". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
19. "The Passionate Neatherd by Jack Lindsay". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
20. "Fancy Dress and Other Verse by Dorothea Mackellar". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
21. ""Beauty of the World" by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
22. ""The Pallid Cuckoo" by Myra Morris". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
23. ""The Birds Go By" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
24. ""The Flight of the Weary" by John Shaw Neilson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
25. "Earth-Visitors : Poems by Kenneth Slessor". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
26. "A life evolved around science fiction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2013-12-05. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
27. "Graham Stone". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-10-19.
28. Clarke, Patricia. "Ann Veronica Moyal". Obituaries Australia. Australian National University. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
29. "Ian Moffitt (1926-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
30. "Portia Robinson AM PhD death notice". Sydney Morning Herald. 2023-02-11. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
31. "Tate, Henry (1873–1926) by John Carmody". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
32. Roe, Jill, "Ada Cambridge (1844–1926)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-09-26