1923 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1923

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1923.

Books

  • J. H. M. Abbott – Sydney Cove[1]
  • Marie Bjelke Petersen – Jewelled Nights[2]
  • Capel Boake — The Romany Mark[3]
  • Bernard Cronin – Salvage[4]
  • Arthur Gask – The Red Paste Murders[5]
  • Mary Gaunt – As the Whirlwind Passeth[6]
  • Nat Gould – Beating the Favourite[7]
  • D. H. Lawrence – Kangaroo
  • Jack McLaren – Fagaloa's Daughter[8]
  • Catherine Martin – The Incredible Journey[9]

Short stories

  • Henry Lawson – "Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane"[10]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

  • Mary Grant Bruce
    • The Cousin from Town[11]
    • The Twins of Emu Plains[12]
  • Jean Curlewis – Beach Beyond[13]
  • May Gibbs – Nuttybub and Nittersing[14]

Poetry

  • Emily Bulcock – Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems[15]
  • Mabel Forrest – "The Burning"[16]
  • Mary Gilmore – "Second-Hand Beds"[17]
  • Jack Lindsay
    • "Budding Spring"[18]
    • "Pacific Aphrodite"[19]
  • Dorothea Mackellar
    • Dreamharbour and Other Verses[20]
    • "Fancy Dress"[21]
    • "Waste"[22]
  • Furnley Maurice – "The Mad Prophet"[23]
  • John Shaw Neilson – Ballad and Lyrical Poems[24]
  • Will H. Ogilvie – Scattered Scarlet[25]
  • Kenneth Slessor
    • "Adventure Bay"[26]
    • "Thieves' Kitchen"[27]

Drama

Non-fiction

Births

Deaths

  • 5 November – Dowell O'Reilly, poet (born 1865)[39]
  • 15 December – Frank Morton, poet and journalist (born 1869)[40]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sydney Cove by J. H. M. Abbott". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Jewelled Nights by Marie Bjelke Petersen". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  3. ^ "The Romany Mark by Capel Boake". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Salvage by Bernard Cronin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  5. ^ "The Red Paste Murders by Arthur Gask". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  6. ^ "As the Whirlwind Passeth by Mary Gaunt". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Beating the Favourite by Nat Gould". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Fagaloa's Daughter by Jack McLaren". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  9. ^ "The Incredible Journey by Catherine Martin". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  10. ^ ""Elder Man's Lane : XV : The Passing of Elder Man's Lane" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  11. ^ "The Cousin from Town by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  12. ^ "The Twins of Emu Plains by Mary Grant Bruce". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Beach Beyond by Jean Curlewis". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Nuttybub and Nittersing by May Gibbs". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Jacaranda Blooms and Other Poems by Emily Bulcock". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  16. ^ ""The Burning" by Mabel Forrest". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  17. ^ ""Second-Hand Beds" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  18. ^ ""Budding Spring" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  19. ^ ""Pacific Aphrodite" by Jack Lindsay". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  20. ^ "Dreamharbour and Other Verses by Dorothea Mackellar". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  21. ^ ""Fancy Dress" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  22. ^ ""Waste" by Dorothea Mackellar". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  23. ^ ""The Mad Prophet" by Furnley Maurice". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  24. ^ "Ballad and Lyrical Poems by John Shaw Neilson". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  25. ^ "Scattered Scarlet by Will H. Ogilvie". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  26. ^ ""Adventure Bay" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  27. ^ ""Thieves' Kitchen" by Kenneth Slessor". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  28. ^ ""The Pioneers" by Katharine Susannah Prichard". Austlit. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Alfred Deakin: A Sketch by Walter Murdoch". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  30. ^ "Percy Trezise (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  31. ^ "Eric Rolls (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Dorothy Hewett (1923-2002)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Elizabeth Jolley (1923-2007)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  34. ^ Waterhouse, Richard, "Yates, Alan Geoffrey (1923–1985)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 23 September 2023
  35. ^ "Charmian Clift (1923-1969)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  36. ^ "Bill Scott (1923-2005)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  37. ^ "Nancy Keesing (1923--1993)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  38. ^ "G. M. Glaskin (1923-2000)". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  39. ^ "Dowell Philip O'Reilly (1865–1923) by Michael Sharkey". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
  40. ^ "Frank Morton (1869–1923) by Martha Rutledge and B. G. Andrews". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
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