1886 in Australian literature

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1886.

Books

• Mary Fortune — Dora Carleton : A Tale of Australia^[1]
• Fergus Hume — The Mystery of the Hansom Cab
• Rosa Praed
  • The Brother of the Shadow : A Mystery of To-Day^[2]
  • Miss Jacobsen's Chance : A Story of Australian Life^[3]
  • 'The Right Honourable' : A Romance of Society and Politics with Justin McCarthy^[4]

Poetry

Main article: 1886 in poetry

• Victor Daley
  • "Brunette"
  • "Poppies"
• John Farrell — "The Last Bullet"
• Henry Kendall — Poems of Henry Kendall^[5]
• Henry Parkes — "The Buried Chief"
• A. B. Paterson
  • "The Bushfire
  • "A Dream of the Melbourne Cup : A Long Way after Gordon"
  • "The Mylora Elopement"
• Alice Werner – "Bannerman of Dandenong: An Australian Ballad"

Short stories

• Marcus Clarke — "The Mind-Reader's Curse"^[6]
• Mary Fortune — "Bridget's Locket"^[7]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1886 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 3 January — Arthur Mailey, cricketer and journalist (died 1967)^[8]
• 3 October – Duke Tritton, poet and folksinger (died 1965)^[9]
• 2 November — Albert Robert Blackmore, poet (died 1918)^[10]

See also

• 1886 in Australia
• 1886 in literature
• 1886 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

References

1. "Austlit - Dora Carleton by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "Austlit - The Brother of the Shadow by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
3. "Austlit - Miss Jacobsen's Chance by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
4. "Austlit - The Right Honourable by Rosa Praed". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
5. "Austlit — Poems of Henry Kendall". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
6. "Austlit - "The Mind-Reader's Curse" by Marcus Clarke". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
7. "Austlit - "Bridget's Locket" by Mary Fortune". Austlit. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
8. "Mailey, Alfred Arthur (1886–1967) by G. P. Walsh". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
9. "Tritton, Harold Percy Croydon (1886–1965) by John Meredith". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
10. "Albert Robert Blackmore". Austlit. Retrieved 21 June 2023.