1896 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1896.

List of years in literature (table)
In poetry
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899

For an overview of world literature see 1896 in literature.

See also: 1895 in Australian literature, 1896 in Australia, 1897 in Australian literature.

Books

Short stories

Poetry

Biography

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1896 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

  • 20 March – Cecil Mann, editor and critic (died 1967)
  • 3 April – Ronald Campbell, novelist and short story writer (died 1970)
  • 28 September – Edward Harrington, poet (died 1966)
  • 16 November – Joan Lindsay, novelist (died 1984)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1896 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

  • 27 April – Henry Parkes, poet and politician (born 1815)
  • 27 December – Henry Clay, poet (born 1844)

See also

References

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