Emily Manning

Emily Matilda Manning, pen-names Australie and Ardea^[1] (13 May 1845 – 25 August 1890) was an Australian journalist and writer.^[2]

Emily Manning
Born	Emily Matilda Manning (1845-05-13)13 May 1845 Sydney, New South Wales
Died	25 August 1890(1890-08-25) (aged 45) Sydney, New South Wales
Pen name	Australie Ardea
Language	English
Nationality	Australian
Years active	1872—1890

Career

Manning was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of William Montagu Manning.^[2]

Manning married, in 1873, Henry Heron, a solicitor in Sydney. Having visited England, where she remained for two years and a half, she adopted literary pursuits, and contributed tales and essays to the Sydney Morning Herald and The Sydney Mail.^[3] Manning exchanged poems with David Scott Mitchell in 1864, suggesting a romance between them.^[2] She also published a volume of poems, entitled The Balance of Pain and Other Poems (George Bell & Sons: London, 1877).^[3]

In 1885 her husband was declared of unsound mind and admitted to Gladesville Mental Hospital. His assets handed over to trustees.^[4]

Death and legacy

Manning died in Blandville, Sydney, on 25 August 1890.^[2]

Australie Close, in the Canberra suburb of Gilmore, is named in her honour.^[5]

Bibliography

Novels

• Cupid on a Swiss Tour (1875)
• The Story of a Royal Pendulum (1890)

Poetry

• The Balance of Pain and Other Poems (1877)