1874 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1874.

Books

• Rolf Boldrewood — My Run Home[1]
• Mary Anne Broome — Sybil's Book[2]
• Marcus Clarke — Chidiock Tichbourne, or The Catholic Conspiracy[3]
• Maud Jean Franc — John's Wife[4]
• Henry Kingsley — Reginald Hetherege[5]

Short stories

• Marcus Clarke — "Gipsies of the Sea, or The Island of Gold"[6]

Poetry

Main article: 1874 in poetry

• Catherine Martin— The Explorers and Other Poems[7]
• Henry Kendall
  • "Rover"
  • "Song of the Shingle Splitters"
  • "The Voice in the Native Oak"

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1874 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 22 April — James Francis Dwyer, short story writer (died 1952)[8]
• 19 May — Will M. Fleming, politician, novelist and poet (died 1961)[9]
• 31 August — Ambrose Pratt, novelist (died 1944)[10]
• 17 September — Walter Murdoch, academic and essayist (died 1970)[11]
• 17 October — Lionel Lindsay, artist and essayist (died 1961)[12]
• 23 December — Marie Bjelke Petersen, novelist (died 1969)[13]
• 26 December — J. H. M. Abbott, poet and novelist (died 1953)[14]

See also

• 1874 in Australia
• 1874 in literature
• 1874 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit - My Run Home by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
2. "Austlit - Sybil's Book by Mary Anne Broome". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
3. "Austlit - Chidiock Tichbourne, or The Catholic Conspiracy by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
4. "Austlit - John's Wife by Maud Jean Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
5. "Austlit - Reginald Hetherege by Henry Kingsley". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
6. "Austlit - "Gipsies of the Sea, or The Island of Gold" by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
7. "Austlit - The Explorers and Other Poems by Catherine Martin". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
8. "Dwyer, James Francis (1874–1952) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
9. "Fleming, William Montgomerie (1874–1961) by Stuart Piggin". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
10. "Pratt, Ambrose Goddard Hesketh (1874–1944) by Diane Langmore". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
11. "Murdoch, Sir Walter Logie (1874–1970) by Fred Alexander". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
12. "Lindsay, Sir Lionel Arthur (1874–1961) by Bernard Smith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
13. "Bjelke-Petersen, Marie Caroline (1874–1969) by Margaret Weidenhofer". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
14. "Austlit - J. H. M. Abbott (1874-1953)". Austlit. Retrieved 30 July 2023.