1874 in Australian literature
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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1874.
For an overview of world literature see 1874 in literature.
See also: 1873 in Australian literature, 1874 in Australia, 1875 in Australian literature.
Books
- Rolf Boldrewood — My Run Home
- Mary Anne Broome
- Boys
- Sybil's Book
- Marcus Clarke — Chidiock Tichbourne, or The Catholic Conspiracy
- Maud Jean Franc — John's Wife
- Henry Kingsley — Reginald Hetherege
Short stories
- Marcus Clarke — "Gipsies of the Sea, or The Island of Gold"
- J. Brunton Stephens — "Bailed Up with a Whitewash Brush"
Poetry
- Catherine Martin— The Explorers and Other Poems
- Henry Kendall
Births
A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1874 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.
- 19 May — Will M. Fleming, politician, novelist and poet (died 1961)
- 31 August — Ambrose Pratt, novelist (died 1944)
- 17 September — Walter Murdoch, academic and essayist (died 1970)
- 17 October — Lionel Lindsay, artist and essayist (died 1961)
- 23 December — Marie Bjelke Petersen, novelist (died 1969)
- 26 December — J. H. M. Abbott, poet and novelist (died 1953)
Deaths
A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1874 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.