1881 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1881

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1881.

Books

Rosa Praed – Policy and Passion : A Novel of Australian Life^[1]

Poetry

Mary Hannay Foott – "Where the Pelican Builds"
George Herbert Gibson – "A Ballad of Queensland"^[2]
Henry Kendall
- "The Austral Months"^[3]
- "How the Melbourne Cup Was Won"
- "In Memoriam: Marcus Clarke"

Short stories

Marcus Clarke – "The Mystery of Major Molineux"^[4]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

2 February — E. J. Rupert Atkinson, poet (died 1961)^[5]
6 April – Furnley Maurice, poet (died 1942)^[6]
2 May – H. M. Green, journalist, librarian, poet and literary critic (died 1962)^[7]
23 May – Hilary Lofting, novelist (died 1939)^[8]
4 July – Sumner Locke, novelist (died 1917)^[9]
8 July – Mary Montgomerie Bennett, biographer and nonfiction author (died 1961)^[10]
25 August – Lillian Pyke, children's writer and, as Erica Maxwell, novelist (died 1927)^[11]
19 October – Hilda Bridges, novelist and short story writer (died 1971)^[12]
16 November – Ernest O'Ferrall, poet and author (died 1925)^[13]

Unknown date

Kathleen Dalziel, poet (died 1969)^[14]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

12 July – Caroline Leakey, poet and novelist (born 1827)^[15]
2 August – Marcus Clarke, novelist (born 1846)^[16]

References

^ "Austlit — Policy and Passion : A Novel of Australian Life by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — "A Ballad of Queensland" by George Herbert Gibson". Austlit. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — "The Austral Months" by Henry Kendall". Austlit. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — "The Mystery of Major Molineux" by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Atkinson, Evelyn John Rupert (1881–1961)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Wilmot, Frank Leslie (1881–1942) by Geoffrey Serle". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — H. M. Green (1881-1962)". Austlit. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Austlit — Hilary Lofting (1881-1939)". Austlit. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Locke, Helena Sumner (1881–1917) by B. G. Andrews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Bennett, Mary Montgomerie (1881–1961) by G. C. Bolton and H. J. Gibbney". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Pyke, Lillian Maxwell (1881–1927) by Beverley Kingston". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Bridges, Hilda Maggie (1881–1971) by J. C. Horner". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 3 July 2023.
^ "O'Ferrall, Ernest Francis (1881–1925) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — Kathleen Dalziel (1881-1969)". Austlit. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
^ "Leakey, Caroline Woolmer (1827–1881) by J. C. Horner". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
^ "Clarke, Marcus Andrew (1846–1881) by Brian Elliott". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 9 August 2023.