Alan D. Mickle Explained

Alan Durward Mickle (20 August 1882^[1] – 15 May 1969^[2]) was an Australian writer of essays and verse.

History

Mickle was born in East Melbourne, the elder son of David Mickle (died 3 January 1918),^[3] and educated at Queen's College, St. Kilda, and Melbourne Grammar School.^[4]

He was living with his mother at 30 Marine Parade, St Kilda, Victoria, in 1919 and married Ida Jeanette Cameron on 16 December 1922.^[5] No mention of children has been found.

Works by A. D. Mickle

• The Great Longing (1910) Jonathan Cape
• The Dark Tower (1912)
• Said My Philosopher (1919)^[6]
• The Wee Dog (1922)
• The Questing Mind (1925)
• This Age of Ours (1927)
• Six Plays of Eugene O'Neill (1928) criticism
• The Poor Poet and the Beautiful Lady (1931)
• Pemmican Pete and Other Verses (1933)
• The Great City verse
• The Pilgrimage of Peer^[4]
• Appartement in Brussels (1940)^[7]

Notes and References

1. News: At seventy, an artist was born . . 30 . 17 . Australia, Australia . 26 September 1962 . 30 July 2023 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
2. 1969-05-16 . Family Notices . The Sydney Morning Herald . Ryerson Index.
3. News: Wills and Estates . . 19,609 . Victoria, Australia . 28 January 1918 . 30 July 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
4. News: Australian Authors Series . . CXLVI . 4,712 . Victoria, Australia . 29 April 1939 . 30 July 2023 . 43 . National Library of Australia.
5. News: 20 January 1923 . Family Notices . 17 . The Argus (Melbourne) . 23,856 . Victoria, Australia . 31 July 2023 . National Library of Australia.
6. News: A Collection of Essays. . . 1737 . New South Wales, Australia . 4 May 1919 . 30 July 2023 . 20 . National Library of Australia.
7. News: New Books . . 30 . 2682 . Tasmania, Australia . 29 February 1940 . 30 July 2023 . 3 . National Library of Australia.