1875 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1875

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1875.

Books

  • Rolf Boldrewood — The Squatter's Dream : A Story of Australian Life[1]
  • Marcus Clarke — 'Twixt Shadow and Shine[2]
  • B. L. Farjeon
    • At the Sign of the Silver Flagon[3]
    • An Island Pearl : A Christmas Story[4]
  • Maud Jean Franc — Hall's Vineyard[5]
  • W. Clark Russell — John Holdsworth, Chief Mate[6]

Poetry

  • Ada Cambridge — The Manor House and Other Poems[7]
  • Henry Kendall — "Mooni"
  • James Brunton Stephens
    • "From an Upper Verandah"[8]
    • "Quart Pot Creek"[9]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1875 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

  • 3 July — James Robert Tyrrell, bookseller, art dealer, publisher and author (died 1961)[10]
  • 10 September — John Lavington Bonython, newspaper editor and journalist (died 1960)[11]
  • 17 November — William Gosse Hay, author and essayist (died 1945)[12]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1875 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

  • 10 February — Mary Thomas, poet (born 1787)[13]
  • 14 June — David Burn, settler and author (born 1799)[14]
  • 24 October — Raffaello Carboni, author and composer (born 1817)[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Austlit - The Squatter's Dream : A Story of Australian Life by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  2. '^ "Austlit - Twixt Shadow and Shine by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Austlit - At the Sign of the Silver Flagon by B. L. Farjeon". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Austlit - An Island Pearl : A Christmas Story by B. L. Farjeon". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Austlit - Hall's Vineyard by Maud Jean Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Austlit - John Holdsworth, Chief Mate by W. Clark Russell". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Austlit - The Manor House and Other Poems by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Austlit - "From an Upper Verandah" by James Brunton Stephens". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Austlit - "Quart Pot Creek" by James Brunton Stephens". Austlit. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Tyrrell, James Robert (1875–1961) by W. S. Ramson". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Bonython, Sir John Lavington (1875–1960) by W. B. Pitcher". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Hay, William Gosse (1875–1945) by I. D. Muecke". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Thomas, Mary (1787–1875) by Beth Duncan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  14. ^ "Burn, David (c. 1799–1875) by D. H. Borchardt". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Carboni, Raffaello (1817–1875) by Jennifer Lorch". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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