1881 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1881. Books Rosa Praed – Policy and Passion : A Novel of Australian Life Austlit — Policy and Passion : A Novel of Australian Life by Rosa Praed Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C120850 9 August 2023 Poetry 1881 in poetry Mary Hannay Foott – "Where the Pelican Builds" George Herbert Gibson – "A Ballad of Queensland" Austlit — "A Ballad of Queensland" by George Herbert Gibson Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C210525 9 August 2023 Henry Kendall "The Austral Months" Austlit — "The Austral Months" by Henry Kendall Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C254596 9 August 2023 "How the Melbourne Cup Was Won" "In Memoriam: Marcus Clarke" Short stories Marcus Clarke – "The Mystery of Major Molineux" Austlit — "The Mystery of Major Molineux" by Marcus Clarke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C462396 9 August 2023 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 2 February — E. J. Rupert Atkinson, poet (died 1961) Atkinson, Evelyn John Rupert (1881–1961) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/atkinson-evelyn-john-rupert-5079 9 August 2023 6 April – Furnley Maurice, poet (died 1942) Wilmot, Frank Leslie (1881–1942) by Geoffrey Serle Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilmot-frank-leslie-9129 9 August 2023 2 May – H. M. Green, journalist, librarian, poet and literary critic (died 1962) Austlit — H. M. Green (1881-1962) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A13356 11 July 2023 23 May – Hilary Lofting, novelist (died 1939) Austlit — Hilary Lofting (1881-1939) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A8004 9 August 2023 4 July – Sumner Locke, novelist (died 1917) Locke, Helena Sumner (1881–1917) by B. G. Andrews Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/locke-helena-sumner-7215 9 August 2023 8 July – Mary Montgomerie Bennett, biographer and nonfiction author (died 1961) Bennett, Mary Montgomerie (1881–1961) by G. C. Bolton and H. J. Gibbney Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bennett-mary-montgomerie-5212 11 July 2023 25 August – Lillian Pyke, children's writer and, as Erica Maxwell, novelist (died 1927) Pyke, Lillian Maxwell (1881–1927) by Beverley Kingston Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/pyke-lillian-maxwell-13161 5 July 2023 19 October – Hilda Bridges, novelist and short story writer (died 1971) Bridges, Hilda Maggie (1881–1971) by J. C. Horner Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bridges-hilda-maggie-5637 3 July 2023 16 November – Ernest O'Ferrall, poet and author (died 1925) O'Ferrall, Ernest Francis (1881–1925) by Ken Stewart Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/oferrall-ernest-francis-7883 9 August 2023 Unknown date Kathleen Dalziel, poet (died 1969) Austlit — Kathleen Dalziel (1881-1969) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A21560 5 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 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth. 12 July – Caroline Leakey, poet and novelist (born 1827) Leakey, Caroline Woolmer (1827–1881) by J. C. Horner Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/leakey-caroline-woolmer-4001 9 August 2023 2 August – Marcus Clarke, novelist (born 1846) Clarke, Marcus Andrew (1846–1881) by Brian Elliott Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/clarke-marcus-andrew-3225 9 August 2023 See also 1881 in Australia 1881 in literature 1881 in poetry List of years in Australian literature List of years in literature References Literature Category:Australian literature by year Category:19th-century Australian literature Category:1881 in literature