1918 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1918.

Events

• 18 January – The first edition of appears.

Books

• J. H. M. Abbott — Sally : The Tale of a Currency Lass^[1]
• Mary Grant Bruce — Dick^[2]
• May Gibbs
  • Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: Their Adventures Wonderful^[3]
  • Wattle Babies^[4]
• G. B. Lancaster — The Savignys^[5]
• Norman Lindsay — The Magic Pudding
• Steele Rudd — Memoirs of Corporal Keeley^[6]
• Lindsay Russell — Earthware ^[7]
• Ethel Turner — St. Tom and the Dragon^[8]

Poetry

See main article: 1918 in poetry.

• Christopher Brennan — A Chant of Doom and Other Verses^[9]
• Zora Cross
  • The City of Riddle-Me-Ree^[10]
  • The Lilt of Life^[11]
• C. J. Dennis
  • "The Battle of the Wazzir"
  • Digger Smith^[12]
• Mary Gilmore – The Passionate Heart^[13]
• Henry Lawson — Selected Poems of Henry Lawson^[14]
• Grace Ethel Martyr — Afterwards and Other Verses^[15]
• Myra Morris — England and Other Verses^[16]
• Walter Murdoch — The Oxford Book of Australasian Verse
• John Shaw Neilson — "The Break of Day"
• A. B. Paterson
  • "Moving On"
  • "Swinging the Lead"
• David McKee Wright — An Irish Heart^[17]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1918 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 19 January – Eric Lambert, novelist (died 1966)^[18]
• 26 January — Amy Witting, novelist (died 2001)^[19]
• 10 July — James Aldridge, novelist (died 2015)^[20]
• 16 September — Nan Hunt, Australian children's writer who also wrote as N. L. Ray (died 2015)^[21]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1918 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 28 April — Albert Robert Blackmore, poet (born 1886)^[22]
• 12 October — Mary Hannay Foott, poet (born 1846)^[23]
• 16 December — E. W. Cole, bookseller and publisher (born 1832)^[24]

See also

• 1918 in Australia
• 1918 in literature
• 1918 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sally : The Tale of a Currency Lass by J. H. M. Abbott. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
2. Web site: Dick by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
3. Web site: Snugglepot and Cuddlepie: Their Adventures Wonderful by May Gibbs. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
4. Web site: Wattle Babies by May Gibbs. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
5. Web site: The Savignys by G. B. Lancaster. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
6. Web site: Memoirs of Corporal Keeley by Steele Rudd. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
7. Web site: Earthware by Lindsay Russell. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
8. Web site: St. Tom and the Dragon by Ethel Turner. National Library of Australia. 27 May 2024.
9. Web site: Austlit — A Chant of Doom and Other Verses by Christopher Brennan . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
10. Web site: Austlit — The City of Riddle-Me-Ree by Zora Cross . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
11. Web site: Austlit — The Lilt of Life by Zora Cross . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
12. Web site: Austlit — Digger Smith by C. J. Dennis . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
13. Web site: Austlit — The Passionate Heart by Mary Gilmore . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
14. Web site: Austlit — Selected Poems of Henry Lawson by Henry Lawson. Austlit. 16 January 2024.
15. Web site: Austlit — Afterwards and Other Verses by Grace Ethel Martyr . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
16. Web site: Austlit — England and Other Verses by Myra Morris . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
17. Web site: Austlit — An Irish Heart by David McKee Wright . Austlit. 16 January 2024.
18. Web site: Lambert, Eric Frank (1918–1966) by D. R. Walker . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 13 July 2023.
19. Web site: Amy Witting (1918-2001). Austlit. 21 June 2023.
20. Web site: James Aldridge (1918-2015). Austlit. 21 June 2023.
21. Web site: Nan Hunt (1918-2015). Austlit. 21 June 2023.
22. Web site: Albert Robert Blackmore (1886-1918). Austlit. 21 June 2023.
23. Web site: Foott, Mary Hannay (1846–1918) by Cecil Hadgraft and Margaret Henry . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 21 June 2023.
24. Web site: E. W. Cole (1832-1918). Austlit. 21 June 2023.