1865 in Australian literature

Literature-related events in Australia during the year of 1900

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1865.

Books

Ada Cambridge – The Two Surplices^[1]
Ellen Davitt – Force and Fraud : A Tale of the Bush
Benjamin Farjeon – Shadows on the Snow : A Christmas Story^[2]
Maud Jeanne Franc – Emily's Choice : An Australian Tale^[3]

Short stories

J. R. Houlding – "Mr McFaddle's Pic-nic Party"^[4]

Poetry

Mary Fortune – "Cooee"^[5]
Henry Kendall
- "Daniel Henry Deniehy"
- "The Glen of the White Man's Grave" (aka "The Glen of Arrawatta")

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1865 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

9 January – Peter Airey, politician, poet and writer (died 1950)^[6]
11 February – Ida Lee, historian and poet (died 1943)^[7]
4 March – Edward Dyson, poet and writer (died 1931)^[8]
20 March – Arthur Bayldon, poet (died 1958)^[9]
2 May – William Gay, poet (died 1897)^[10]
8 August – Marion Knowles, novelist, poet and journalist (died 1949)^[11]
16 August – Mary Gilmore, poet (died 1962)^[12]
28 August – Alfred Stephens, writer and critic (died 1933)^[13]
21 September – Francis Kenna, politician, poet and writer (died 1932)^[14]
25 September – Agnes Littlejohn, poet and short story writer (died 1944)^[15]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1865 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

22 October – Daniel Henry Deniehy, politician and writer (born 1828)^[16]

References

^ "Austlit - The Two Surplices by Ada Cambridge". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Shadows on the Snow by Benjamin Farjeon". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Emily's Choice by Maud Jeanne Franc". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Mr McFaddle's Pic-nic Party" by J. R. Houlding". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - "Cooee" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Airey, Peter (1865–1950) by Martin Sullivan". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Lee, Ida Louisa (1865–1943) by Martha Rutledge". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Dyson, Edward George (Ted) (1865–1931) by Graeme Davison". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Bayldon, Arthur Albert Dawson (1865–1958) by Ken Stewart". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
^ "Gay, William (1865–1897) by Joseph Jones". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
^ "Knowles, Marion (1865–1949) by Cecily Close". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Gilmore, Dame Mary Jean (1865–1962) by W. H. Wilde". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
^ "Stephens, Alfred George (1865–1933) by Stuart Lee". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Francis Kenna (1865-1932)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Austlit - Agnes Littlejohn (1865-1944)". Austlit. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
^ "Deniehy, Daniel Henry (1828–1865) by G. P. Walsh". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 19 July 2023.