1926 in Australian literature explained

This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1926.

Books

• Mary Grant Bruce – The Tower Rooms^[1]
• Carlton Dawe – The Forbidden Shrine^[2]
• Jean Devanny
  • The Butcher Shop^[3]
  • Lenore Divine^[4]
• Mabel Forrest – Gaming Gods^[5]
• Mary Gaunt – The Forbidden Town^[6]
• Jack McLaren
  • The Hidden Lagoon^[7]
  • Isle of Escape : A Story of the South Seas^[8]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard
  • The Wild Oats of Han^[9]
  • Working Bullocks^[10]

Short stories

• Xavier Herbert – "The Maniac and the Full Moon"^[11]
• Vance Palmer – "The Birthday"^[12]
• Katharine Susannah Prichard – "The Curse"^[13]
• Steele Rudd – The Rudd Family^[14]

Children's and Young Adult fiction

• Mary Grant Bruce – Robin^[15]
• W. M. Fleming – Bunyip Told Me^[16]
• Ethel Turner – Funny^[17]
• Lilian Turner – The Happy Heriots^[18]

Poetry

See main article: 1926 in poetry.

• Jack Lindsay – The Passionate Neatherd : a lyric sequence^[19]
• Dorothea Mackellar – Fancy Dress and Other Verse^[20]
• Furnley Maurice – "Beauty of the World"^[21]
• Myra Morris – "The Pallid Cuckoo"^[22]
  • • John Shaw Neilson "The Birds Go By"^[23]
  • "The Flight of the Weary"^[24]
  • "The Gentle Water Bird"
• Kenneth Slessor – Earth-Visitors : Poems^[25]

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1926 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 7 January – Graham Stone, bibliographer (died 2013)^{[26] [27]}
• 23 February – Ann Moyal, historian of science (died 2019)^[28]
• 31 July – Ian Moffitt, novelist (died 2000)^[29]
• 26 August – Portia Robinson, historian (died 2023)^[30]

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1926 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 6 June – Henry Tate, poet (born 1873)^[31]
• 19 July – Ada Cambridge, novelist and poet (born 1844)

See also

• 1926 in Australia
• 1926 in literature
• 1926 in poetry
• List of years in Australian literature
• List of years in literature

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Tower Rooms by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
2. Web site: The Forbidden Shrine by Carlton Dawe. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
3. Web site: The Butcher Shop by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
4. Web site: Lenore Divine by Jean Devanny. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
5. Web site: Gaming Gods by Mabel Forrest. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
6. Web site: The Forbidden Town by Mary Gaunt. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
7. Web site: The Hidden Lagoon by Jack McLaren. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
8. Web site: Isle of Escape : A Story of the South Seas by Jack McLaren. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
9. Web site: The Wild Oats of Han by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
10. Web site: Working Bullocks by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
11. Web site: "The Maniac and the Full Moon" by Xavier Herbert. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
12. Web site: "The Birthday" by Vance Palmer. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
13. Web site: "The Curse" by Katharine Susannah Prichard. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
14. Web site: The Rudd Family by Steele Rudd. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
15. Web site: Robin by Mary Grant Bruce. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
16. Web site: Bunyip Told Me by William Fleming. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
17. Web site: Funny by Ethel Turner. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
18. Web site: The Happy Heriots by Lilian Turner. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
19. Web site: The Passionate Neatherd by Jack Lindsay . National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
20. Web site: Fancy Dress and Other Verse by Dorothea Mackellar. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
21. Web site: "Beauty of the World" by Furnley Maurice. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
22. Web site: "The Pallid Cuckoo" by Myra Morris. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
23. Web site: "The Birds Go By" by John Shaw Neilson. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
24. Web site: "The Flight of the Weary" by John Shaw Neilson. Austlit. 26 July 2024.
25. Web site: Earth-Visitors : Poems by Kenneth Slessor. National Library of Australia. 26 July 2024.
26. Web site: 2013-12-05 . A life evolved around science fiction . 2023-10-19 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
27. Web site: Graham Stone . 2023-10-19 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
28. Web site: Clarke . Patricia . Ann Veronica Moyal . 2024-02-14 . Obituaries Australia . Australian National University.
29. Web site: Ian Moffitt (1926-2000). 2023-09-26 . AustLit: Discover Australian Stories . The University of Queensland.
30. Web site: 2023-02-11 . Portia Robinson AM PhD death notice . 2023-02-11 . Sydney Morning Herald.
31. Web site: Tate, Henry (1873–1926) by John Carmody . Australian Dictionary of Biography. 29 July 2023.