1883 in Australian literature

Overview of the events of 1883 in literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1883.

Books

Ada Cambridge — The Three Miss Kings^[1]
Henrietta Dugdale — A Few Hours in a Far-Off Age^[2]
Helen Mathers — Sam's Sweetheart^[3]
Rosa Praed — Moloch : A Story of Sacrifice^[4]

Poetry

Victor J. Daley
- "At the Opera"
- "Dreams"
John Farrell — "How He Died"
Charles Harpur — Poems^[5]
Douglas Sladen
- Australian Lyrics^[6]
- A Poetry of Exiles and Other Poems^[7]
- "The Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains"

Short stories

G. Herbert Gibson — Old Friends under New Aspects^[8]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1883 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

16 March — Ethel Anderson, poet (born in England, died 1958)^[9]
1 August — Ethel Nhill Victoria Stonehouse, novelist and poet (died 1964)^[10]
4 December — Katherine Susannah Prichard, novelist (died 1969)^[11]
12 December — William Baylebridge, poet (died 1942)^[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 1883 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

5 January — Charles Tompson, poet (born 1807)^[13]

References

^ "Austlit — The Three Miss Kings by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — A Few Hours in a Far-Off Age by Henrietta Dugdale". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — Sam's Sweetheart by helen Mathers". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — Moloch : A Story of Sacrifice by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — Poems by Charles harpur". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — Australian Lyrics by Douglas Sladen". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — A Poetry of Exiles and Other Poems by Douglas Sladen". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ "Austlit — Old Friends under New Aspects by G. Herbert Gibson". Austlit. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
^ Rutledge, Martha (1993). "Anderson, Ethel Campbell Louise (1883–1958)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 13. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943.
^ Edgar, Suzanne, "Stonehouse, Ethel Nhill Victoria (1883–1964)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-29
^ Hay, John, "Prichard, Katharine Susannah (1883–1969)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-30
^ Bonnin, Nancy, "Baylebridge, William (1883–1942)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2022-09-30
^ "Tompson, Charles (1807–1883)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 August 2023.