1883 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1883.

For an overview of world literature see 1883 in literature.

See also: 1882 in Australian literature, 1883 in Australia, 1884 in Australian literature.

Books

• Ada Cambridge — The Three Miss Kings
• Henrietta Dugdale — A Few Hours in a Far-Off Age
• Helen Mathers — Sam's Sweetheart
• Rosa Praed — Moloch : A Story of Sacrifice

Poetry

• Victor J. Daley
  • "At the Opera"
  • "Dreams"
• John Farrell — "How He Died"
• Charles Harpur — Poems
• Douglas Sladen
  • Australian Lyrics
  • Poetry of Exiles
  • "The Wentworth Falls, Blue Mountains"

Short stories

• G. Herbert Gibson — Old Friends under New Aspects

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1883 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 16 March — Ethel Anderson, poet (died 1958)
• 4 December — Katherine Susannah Prichard, novelist (died 1969)
• 12 December — William Baylebridge, poet (died 1942)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1883 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

See also

• 1883 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References