1881 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1881.

For an overview of world literature see 1881 in literature.

See also: 1880 in Australian literature, 1881 in Australia, 1882 in Australian literature.

Books

• Ada Cambridge — Missed in the Crowd
• Rosa Praed — Policy and Passion : A Novel of Australian Life

Poetry

• Mary Hannay Foott — "Where the Pelican Builds"
• George Herbert Gibson — "A Ballad of Queensland"
• Henry Kendall
  • "The Austral Months"
  • "How the Melbourne Cup Was Won"
  • "In Memoriam: Marcus Clarke"

Short stories

• Marcus Clarke — The Mystery of Major Molineux / Human Repetends

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 6 April — Furnley Maurice, poet (died 1942)
• 2 May — H. M. Green, poet and critic (died 1962)
• 23 May — Hilary Lofting, novelist (died 1939)
• 4 July — Sumner Locke, novelist (died 1917)
• 16 November — Ernest O'Ferrall, poet and author (died 1925)

Unknown date

• Kathleen Dalziel, poet (died 1969)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1881 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 2 August — Marcus Clarke, novelist (born 1846)

See also

• 1881 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References