1851 in Australian literature

none December 2024 December 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1851. Books Sarah Lee – Adventures in Australia, or, The Wanderings of Captain Spencer in the Bush and the Wilds : Containing Accurate Descriptions of the Habits of Natives, and the Natural Productions and Features of the Country Adventures in Australia, or, The Wanderings of Captain Spencer in the Bush and the Wilds : Containing Accurate Descriptions of the Habits of Natives, and the Natural Productions and Features of the Country by Sarah Lee National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2464166 5 December 2024 Henry Melville – The Present State of Australia, Including New South Wales, Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, and New Zealand, with Practical Hints on Emigration : To Which Are Added the Land Regulations, and Description of the Aborigines and Their Habits The Present State of Australia by Henry Melville National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1415832 5 December 2024 Short stories Samuel Sidney – "Christmas Day in the Bush" "Christmas Day in the Bush" by Samuel Sidney Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C472192 5 December 2024 Poetry 1851 in poetry Charles Harpur "A Mid-Summer Noon in the Australian Forest" "The Voice of the Native Oak" "The Voice of the Native Oak" by Charles Harpur Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C435780 5 December 2024 G. W. Rusden – Moyarra Moyarra by G. W. Rusden National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2587399 5 December 2024 Drama Francis Belfield – Zisca the Avenger Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1851 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 12 January – Philip Holdsworth poet (died 1902) Philip Joseph Holdsworth (1851–1902) by H. P. Heseltine Philip Joseph Holdsworth (1851–1902) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/holdsworth-philip-joseph-3782 5 December 2024 18 February – Arthur Patchett Martin (in Woolwich, Kent, England) writer and literary critic (died 1902) Arthur Patchett Martin (1851–1902) by Suzanne G. Mellor Arthur Patchett Martin (1851–1902) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/martin-arthur-patchett-4160 5 December 2024 26 March – Archibald Meston (in Towie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) politician, civil servant, journalist, naturalist and explorer (died 1924) Archibald Meston (1851–1924) by Jonathan Richards and Paul Memmott Archibald Meston (1851–1924) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/meston-archibald-4191 5 December 2024 27 March – Rosa Praed novelist (died 1935) Rosa Caroline Praed (1851–1935)by Chris Tiffin Rosa Caroline Praed (1851–1935) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/praed-rosa-caroline-8095 5 December 2024 8 May – James Cuthbertson (in Glasgow, Scotland) poet (died 1910) James Lister Cuthbertson (1851–1910) by P. L. Brown James Lister Cuthbertson (1851–1910) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/cuthbertson-james-lister-3308 5 December 2024 18 December – John Farrell (in Buenos Aires, Argentina) poet (died 1904) John Farrell (1851–1904) by B. G. Andrews John Farrell (1851–1904) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/farrell-john-3501 5 December 2024 See also 1851 in poetry 1851 in literature List of years in literature List of years in Australian literature References literature Australian Category:19th-century Australian literature Category: Australian literature by year