Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
1884 in Australian literature
Overview of the events of 1884 in literature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1884.
Events
- January — the publishing house of Angus and Robertson is created when George Robertson joined David Mackenzie Angus in partnership.[1]
Books
- Rolf Boldrewood — Plain Living: A Bush Idyll[2]
- Ada Cambridge — A Marriage Ceremony[3]
- B. L. Farjeon — The Sacred Nugget[4]
- Rosa Praed — Zero : A Story of Monte Carlo[5]
Poetry
- Francis Adams — Henry and Other Tales[6]
- Marcus Clarke
- Mary Hannay Foott — "The Australiad : An Epic for Young Australians"[10]
- William Sharp
- J. Brunton Stephens — "Drought and Doctrine"[14]
Short stories
Non-fiction
- Daniel Henry Deniehy — The Life and Speeches of Daniel Henry Deniehy[17]
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1884 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 18 March — Bernard Cronin, novelist (died 1968)[18]
- 13 October — Jack McLaren, novelist (died 1954)[19]
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1884 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 13 March — Richard Henry Horne, poet (born 1802)[20]
See also
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads