1877 in Australian literature

none May 2024 May 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1877. Books Ada Cambridge — My Guardian : A Story of the Fen Country My Guardian : A Story of the Fen Country by Ada Cambridge National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/824736 10 November 2025 Maud Jean Franc Little Mercy Austlit - Little Mercy by Maud Jean Franc Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C155958 5 August 2023 Two Sides to Every Question Two Sides to Every Question by Maud Jean Franc National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1393101 10 November 2025 Children's fiction Henry Kingsley — The Mystery of the Island Austlit - The Mystery of the Island by Henry Kingsley Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C386750 5 August 2023 Poetry 1877 in poetry Henry Kendall — "Ode to a Black Gin" Emily Manning — The Balance of Pain and Other Poems James Brunton Stephens — "The Dominion" Short stories Marcus Clarke — "The Future Australian Race" Austlit - "The Future Australian Race' by Marcus Clarke Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C251079 5 August 2023 Births 17 January — May Gibbs, writer for children (died 1969) Gibbs, Cecilia May (1877–1969) by Maureen Walsh Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/gibbs-cecilia-may-6373 5 August 2023 28 July — Emily Bulcock, poet and dramatist (died 1969) Bulcock, Emily Hemans (1877–1969) by Marjorie Puregger Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bulcock-emily-hemans-5420 5 August 2023 10 December — Bertha Southey Brammall, poet and novelist (died 1957)1878 Births in the District of Hamilton (born Dec 1877, registered Jan 1878) https://libraries.tas.gov.au/Digital/RGD33-1-56P590 2025-11-13 Libraries Tasmania Unknown date Harry Tighe, playwright and novelist (died 1946) Austlit — Harry Tighe (1877-1946) Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A43069 22 July 2025 See also 1877 in Australia 1877 in literature 1877 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:1877 in literature