This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1890.
Books edit
- Ada Cambridge – Not All in Vain : A Novel[1]
- Carlton Dawe – The Golden Lake
- E. W. Hornung – A Bride from the Bush
- Fergus Hume — Miss Mephistopheles[2]
- Alick Macleod – An Australian Girl
- Hume Nisbet
Short stories edit
- Marcus Clarke — Australian Tales[5]
- Ernest Favenc
- Henry Lawson – "The Third Murder: A New South Wales Tale"[8]
- Price Warung
Children's and Young Adult edit
- Ernest Favenc – The Secret of the Australian Desert[12]
Poetry edit
- Barcroft Boake – "Jack's Last Muster"
- Victor J. Daley – "Even So"
- Edward Dyson – "The Trucker"
- Henry Halloran – A Few Love Rhymes of a Married Life[13]
- Henry Lawson
- A. B. Paterson
Essays edit
- Louisa Lawson – "That Nonsensical Idea"[14]
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 1890 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 28 March – Alec Chisholm, encyclopaedist (died 1977)[15]
- 18 May – Zora Cross, poet (died 1964)[16]
- 31 May — James Devaney, novelist (died 1976)[17]
- 1 September – Arthur W. Upfield, novelist (died 1964)[18]
- 19 October – Nina Murdoch, poet (died 1976)[19]
- 13 December – Dulcie Deamer, poet (died 1972)[20]
Deaths edit
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1890 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 25 August – Emily Manning, journalist and writer (born 1845)[21]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Austlit — Not All in Vain : A Novel by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Miss Mephistopheles by Fergus Hume". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Ashes: A Tale of Two Spheres by Hume Nisbet". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Bail Up!: A Romance of Bushrangers and Blacks by Hume Nisbet". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — Australian Tales by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "A Haunt of the Jinkarras: A Fearsome Story of Central Australia" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Spirit-Led" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "The Third Murder: A New South Wales Tale" by Henry Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "How Muster-Master Stoneman Earned His Breakfast" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Lieutenant Darrell's Predicament" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "Under the Whip, or, The Parson's Lost Soul" by Price Warung". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — The Secret of the Australian Desert by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — A Few Love Rhymes of a Married Life by Henry Halloran". Austlit. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Austlit — "That Nonsensical Idea" by Louisa Lawson". Austlit. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Chisholm, Alexander Hugh (Alec)". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 2023-06-29.
- ^ "Cross, Zora Bernice May (1890–1964) by Dorothy Green". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Devaney, James Martin (1890–1976) by M. D. O'Hagan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Upfield, Arthur William (1890–1964) by Stephen Knight". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Murdoch, Madoline (Nina) (1890–1976) by Suzanne Edgar". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Deamer, Mary Elizabeth Kathleen Dulcie (1890–1972) by Martha Rutledge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ "Manning, Emily Matilda (1845–1890) by Sally O'Neill". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.