1873 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1873. Books James Bonwick Mike Howe, the Bushranger of Van Diemen's Land Austlit - Mike Howe, the Bushranger of Van Diemen's Land by James Bonwick Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C378275 29 July 2023 The Tasmanian Lily Austlit - The Tasmanian Lily by James Bonwick Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C378274 29 July 2023 Edward Maitland – By and By: An Historical Romance of the Future Austlit - By and By: An Historical Romance of the Future by Edward Maitland Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C533117 29 July 2023 Vincent Pyke – The Story of Wild Will Enderby Austlit - The Story of Wild Will Enderby by Vincent Pyke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C142538 29 July 2023 Anthony Trollope Harry Heathcote of Gangoil : A Tale of Australian Bush Life Austlit - Harry Heathcote of Gangoil : A Tale of Australian Bush Life by Anthony Trollope Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C58422 29 July 2023 Lady Anna Short stories Marcus Clarke – Holiday Peak and Other Tales Austlit - Holiday Peak and Other Tales by Marcus Clarke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C210864 29 July 2023 Poetry 1873 in poetry Marcus Clarke – "The Song of Tigilau" John Dunmore Lang – Poems : Sacred and Secular : Written Chiefly at Sea, within the Last Half-Century Austlit - Poems : Sacred and Secular by John Dunmore Lang Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C78990 29 July 2023 John Boyle O'Reilly – Songs from the Southern Seas and Other Poems Austlit - Songs from the Southern Seas and Other Poems by John Boyle O'Reilly Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C116233 29 July 2023 J. Brunton Stephens "My Chinee Cook" "My Other Chinee Cook" Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1873 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 15 August – Erle Cox, novelist and journalist (died 1950) Cox, Erle (1873–1950) by Sally O'Neill Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cox-erle-5799 29 July 2023 27 October – Henry Tate, poet (died 1926) Tate, Henry (1873–1926) by John Carmody Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/tate-henry-8749 29 July 2023 24 November – Dora Wilcox, poet and playwright (died 1953) Wilcox, Mary Theodora Joyce (1873–1953) by Robert Holden Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilcox-mary-theodora-joyce-7805 29 July 2023 11 December – Tilly Aston, blind writer and teacher (died 1947) Aston, Matilda Ann (Tilly) (1873–1947) by O. S. Green Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/aston-matilda-ann-tilly-5078 29 July 2023 18 December – Edith Joan Lyttleton, author (died 1945) Austlit - Edith Joan Lyttleton (1873-1945) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A57112 29 July 2023 Unknown date Nancy Francis, poet, journalist and short story writer (died 1954) Austlit - Nancy Francis (1873-1954) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A7011 29 July 2023 Gertrude Hart, novelist (died 1965) Austlit - Gertrude Hart (1873-1965) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A18460 29 July 2023 Leonora Polkinghorne, novelist and poet (died 1953) Austlit - Leonora Polkinghorne (1873-1953) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A153355 29 July 2023 Deaths A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1873 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 19 November — Mary Theresa Vidal, Australia's first female novelist (born 1815) Vidal, Mary Theresa (1815–1873) by J. C. Horner Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/vidal-mary-theresa-2759 29 July 2023 See also 1873 in Australia 1873 in literature 1873 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References \ Australia Category:19th-century Australian literature Category:Australian literature by year