1877 in Australian literature
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[1]
- Maud Jean Franc
Children's fiction
- Henry Kingsley — The Mystery of the Island[4]
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"[5]
Births
- 17 January — May Gibbs, writer for children (died 1969)[6]
- 28 July — Emily Bulcock, poet and dramatist (died 1969)[7]
- 10 December — Bertha Southey Brammall, poet and novelist (died 1957)[8]
Unknown date
- Harry Tighe, playwright and novelist (died 1946)[9]
See also
- 1877 in Australia
- 1877 in literature
- 1877 in poetry
- List of years in Australian literature
- List of years in literature
References
- ^ "My Guardian : A Story of the Fen Country by Ada Cambridge". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Austlit - Little Mercy by Maud Jean Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Two Sides to Every Question by Maud Jean Franc". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2025.
- ^ "Austlit - The Mystery of the Island by Henry Kingsley". Austlit. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - "The Future Australian Race' by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Gibbs, Cecilia May (1877–1969) by Maureen Walsh". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "Bulcock, Emily Hemans (1877–1969) by Marjorie Puregger". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
- ^ "1878 Births in the District of Hamilton (born Dec 1877, registered Jan 1878)". Libraries Tasmania. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Austlit — Harry Tighe (1877-1946)". Austlit. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
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