1899 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during 1899

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1899.

Books

Rolf Boldrewood – 'War to the Knife', or, Tangata Maori^[1]
Guy Boothby
- Dr Nikola's Experiment
- Love Made Manifest^[2]
- The Red Rat's Daughter^[3]
- A Sailor's Bride^[4]
Louis de Rougemont – Adventures of Louis De Rougemont, as Told By Himself^[5]
Nat Gould – The Dark Horse^[6]
Ethel Pedley – Dot and the Kangaroo
Rosa Praed – Madame Izan: A Tourist Story^[7]

Short stories

Louis Becke – Ridan the Devil and Other Stories^[8]
Rolf Boldrewood – "The Mailman's Yarn: An Ower True Tale"^[9]
Ernest Favenc – "Doomed"^[10]
Lala Fisher
- By Creek and Gully: Stories and Sketches Mostly of Bush Life, Told in Prose and Rhyme, by Australian Writers in England (edited)^[11]
- "His Luck"^[12]
E. W. Hornung – "Larrikin of Diamond Creek"^[13]
Henry Lawson
- "A Double Buggy at Lahey's Creek"
- "The Loaded Dog"
Steele Rudd
- "Kate's Wedding"^[14]
- "The Night We Watched for Wallabies"^[15]
- On Our Selection
- "The Summer Old Bob Died"^[16]
Douglas Sladen – "The Inside Station"^[17]

Prose

Henry Lawson – "Crime in the Bush"

Poetry

Arthur H. Adams
- "The Australian"
- Maoriland and Other Verses^[18]
E. J. Brady – The Ways of Many Waters^[19]
Christopher Brennan
- "Rondel" (aka "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 21")^[20]
- "Springtides Lost" (aka "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 24")^[21]
Victor J. Daley – "The Woods of Dandenong"
George Essex Evans – "The Lion's Whelps"
Mary Hannay Foott – "New Country"
Mary Gilmore – "Sweethearts" (aka "Sweet-Heartin'")^[22]
W. T. Goodge – Hits! Skits! and Jingles!
James Hebblethwaite
- "Perdita"
- "Wanderers"
Henry Lawson – "The Sliprails and the Spur"
Francis MacNamara – "The Convict's Arrival"^[23]
Jack Mathieu – "That Day at Boiling Downs"^[24]
Dowell O'Reilly – "Sea-Grief"
A. B. Paterson
- "The City of Dreadful Thirst"
- "Father Riley's Horse"
- "The Lost Leichhardt"
Roderic Quinn
- The Hidden Tide
- "Stars in the Sea"
Agnes L. Storrie – Poems^[25]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1899 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

17 January— Peg Maltby, artist, book illustrator and children's writer (died 1984)^[26]
17 January – Nevil Shute, novelist (died 1960)^[27]
1 July – Edith Mary England, novelist and poet (died 1981)^[28]
9 August – P. L. Travers, novelist (died 1996)^[29]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1899 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

9 September – Edward P. Vines, poet (born 1850)^[30]

References

^ "Austlit - War to the Knife by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Love Made Manifest by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - The Red Rat's Daughter by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - A Sailor's Bride by Guy Boothby". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Adventures of Louis De Rougemont, as Told By Himself by Louise de Rougemonth". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - The Dark Horse by Nat Gould". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Madame Izan: A Tourist Story by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Ridan the Devil and Other Stories by Louis Becke". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "The Mailman's Yarn: An Ower True Tale" by Rolf Boldrewood". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Doomed" by Ernest Favenc". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - By Creek and Gully edited by Lala Fisher". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "His Luck" by Lala Fisher". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Larrikin of Diamond Creek" by E. W. Hornung". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Kate's Wedding" by steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "The Night We Watched for Wallabies" by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "The Summer Old Bob Died" by Steele Rudd". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "The Inside Station" by Douglas Sladen". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Maoriland and Other Verses by Arthur H. Adams". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - The Ways of Many Waters by E. J. Brady". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Rondel" by Christopher Brennan". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Springtides Lost" by Christopher Brennan". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Sweethearts" by Mary Gilmore". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "The Convict's Arrival" by Francis MacNamara". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "That Day at Boiling Downs" by Jack Mathieu". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Poems" by Agnes L. Storrie". Austlit. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
^ "Peg Maltby". Austlit. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ "Norway, Nevil Shute (1899–1960) by Julian Croft". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Edith Mary England". Austlit. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "P. L. Travers". Austlit. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Edward P. Vines". Austlit. Retrieved 26 June 2023.