1901 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1901.
Books[]
- Guy Boothby
- Farewell, Nikola
- A Millionaire's Love Story
- My Strangest Case
- The Mystery of the Clasped Hands
- Ada Cambridge – The Devastators
- Miles Franklin – My Brilliant Career
- E. W. Hornung – The Shadow of the Rope
- Ambrose Pratt – Franks, Duellist
- Ethel Turner – Wonder Child
Short stories[]
- Louis Becke
- By Rock and Pool, On an Austral Shore, and Other Stories
- Yorke the Adventurer and Other Stories
- Rolf Boldrewood
- In Bad Company and Other Stories
- "Fallen Among Thieves"
- Nat Gould – "Chased by Fire"
- Henry Lawson
- "At Dead Dingo"
- The Country I Come From
- Joe Wilson and His Mates
- "The Loaded Dog"
- Louise Mack – "The Bond"
Poetry[]
- George Essex Evans – "The Women of the West"
- Henry Lawson
- Louisa Lawson – "Lines Written During a Night Spent in a Bush Inn"
- Louise Mack – Dreams in Flower
- A.B. Paterson
- Roderic Quinn – The Circling Hearths
- Alfred George Stephens ed. – The Bulletin Reciter: A Collection of Verses for Recitation from the Bulletin 1880-1901
Births[]
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1901 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 12 January – Eve Pownall, writer for children (died 1982)
- 27 March – Kenneth Slessor, poet and journalist (died 1971)
- 15 May – Xavier Herbert, novelist (died 1984)
- 26 August – Eleanor Dark, novelist (died 1985)
- 28 September – T. Inglis Moore, writer and editor (died 1978)
Deaths[]
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1901 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.
- 4 October — Robert Richardson, poet and writer for children (born 1850)
- 30 November – Edward John Eyre, explorer and writer (born 1815)
See also[]
Categories:
- 1901 in Australia
- Australian literature by year
- 20th-century Australian literature