1866 in Australian literature

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This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1866.

For an overview of world literature see 1866 in literature.

Books

Benjamin Farjeon – Grif : A Story of Colonial Life
Mary Fortune
- Bertha's Legacy
- Cyzlia the Dwarf : A Romance
- The Scerets of Balbrooke : A Tale
Maud Jeanne Franc – Minnie's Mission : An Australian Temperance Tale
Eliza Winstanley – Desmoro : or, The Red Hand

Short stories

Rolf Boldrewood – "A Kangaroo Drive"
Marcus Clarke – "The Dual Existence"
Mary Fortune – "Kirsty Oglevie"

Poetry

Ada Cambridge – Hymns on the Holy Communion
Adam Lindsay Gordon
- "The Old Leaven"
- "Visions in the Smoke"
Henry Kendall
- "Campaspe"
- "Sitting by the Fire" (aka "Song")
- "The Voyage of Telegonus"

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1866 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

26 March – Barcroft Boake, poet (died 1892)
11 April – Bernard O'Dowd, poet (died 1953)
21 July – Charles Wiltens Andree Hayward, poet and short story writer (died 1950)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1866 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

References