This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1889.
Books edit
- Ada Cambridge – A Woman's Friendship[1]
- Fergus Hume
- Hume Nisbet – Doctor Bernard St. Vincent : A Sensational Romance of Sydney[4]
- Rosa Praed – The Romance of a Station[5]
- Catherine Helen Spence – A Week in the Future[6]
Short stories edit
- Francis Adams
- Edward Dyson – "The Washerwoman of Jacker's Flat"[9]
- Henry Lawson – "The Story of Malachi"[10]
- A. B. Paterson – "Hughey's Dog : A Station Sketch"[11]
Poetry edit
Births edit
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1889 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 23 February – Vera Dwyer, novelist (died 1967)[12]
- 3 June – Marnie Bassett, historian and biographer (died 1980)[13]
- 29 August – Capel Boake, novelist (died 1944)[14]
- 20 September – Ion Idriess, novelist (died 1979)[15]
- 23 December — Doris Egerton Jones, novelist (died 1973)[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Austlit — A Woman's Friendship by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — The Girl from Malta by Fergus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Lady Jezebel by Fergus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Doctor Bernard St. Vincent : A Sensational Romance of Sydney by Hume Nisbet". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — The Romance of a Station by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — A Week in the Future by Catherine Helen Spence". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Lily Davenant, Will Jeckyll's Version" by Francis Adams". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Miss Jackson" by Francis Adams". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "The Washerwoman of Jacker's Flat" by Edward Dyson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "The Story of Malachi" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Hughey's Dog : A Station Sketch" by A. B. Paterson". Austlit. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit - Vera Dwyer". Austlit. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Blainey, Ann, "Bassett, Lady Flora Marjorie (Marnie) (1889–1980)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-08-27
- ^ "Kerr, Doris Boake (1889–1944) by John Arnold". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Idriess, Ion Llewellyn (1889–1979) by Julian Croft". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Jones, Doris Egerton (1889–1973) by Suzanne Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 August 2023.