1852 in Australian literature

none November 2024 November 2024 This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1852. Events The George Robertson bookselling and publishing company was established in Melbourne. George Robertson (1825–1898) by J. P. Holroyd George Robertson (1825–1898) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/robertson-george-4489 9 November 2024 Books Thomas Hall – Floss : Or, The Progress of an Adventurer in the Regions of Australia Floss : Or, The Progress of an Adventurer in the Regions of Australia by Thomas Hall National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1996053 9 November 2024 Short stories Mary Theresa Vidal – "The Convict Laundress" "The Convict Laundress" by Mary Theresa Vidal Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C173833 9 November 2024 Poetry 1852 in poetry Charles Harpur – "The Verse of Coleridge's 'Christabel'" "The Verse of Coleridge's 'Christabel'" by Charles Harpur Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C435819 9 November 2024 Drama James McLachlin – Jackey Jackey the NSW Bushranger Non-fiction John Morgan – Life and Adventures of William Buckley Life and Adventures of William Buckley by John Morgan National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2332506 9 November 2024 John Dunmore Lang – The Australian Emigrant's Manual; Or, A Guide to the Gold Colonies of New South Wales and Port Phillip Louisa Anne Meredith – My Home in Tasmania, During a Residence of Nine Years My Home in Tasmania, During a Residence of Nine Years by Louisa Anne Meredith National Library of Australia https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/1091559 9 November 2024 Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1852 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. 26 March – Alexander Sutherland (in Glasgow, Scotland), educator, writer and philosopher (died 1902) Alexander Sutherland (1852–1902) by P. H. Northcott Alexander Sutherland (1852–1902) Australian Dictionary of Biography https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/sutherland-alexander-4671 9 November 2024 3 June – Alfred Thomas Chandler, journalist, editor and newspaper proprietor (died 1941) Austlit — Alfred Thomas Chandler Austlit https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A59374 9 November 2024 4 September – Edmund James Banfield (in Liverpool, England), writer and naturalist (died 1923)E. J. Banfield https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A25359 2024-11-09 AustLit: Discover Australian Stories The University of Queensland See also 1852 in poetry 1852 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