Arthur Henry Adams
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Arthur Henry Adams (6 December 1872 – 4 March 1936) was a journalist and author.
Adams was born in Lawrence, New Zealand, and educated at the University of Otago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and began studying law. He abandoned law, and worked as a journalist in Wellington, where he began contributing poetry to The Bulletin. He moved to Sydney in 1898, and took up a position as literary secretary to J.C. Williamson.
In 1900 Adams travelled to China to cover the Boxer Rebellion as a journalist for the Sydney Morning Herald and several New Zealand papers. He would later return to New Zealand before moving to London in 1902, where he published several works including London Streets.
Adams returned to Australia in 1906, he took over from A. G. Stephens as editor of the Bulletin's Red Page until 1909.
In addition to his poetry, Adams wrote both plays and novels. His most successful play was Mrs. Pretty and the Premier, which was produced in 1914 by the Melbourne Repertory Theatre.
[edit] Bibliography
- Maoriland: and Other Verses (1899)
- Tussock Land (1904)
- London Streets (1906)
- Galahad Jones (1910)
- A Touch of Fantasy (1912)
- Collected Verses (1913)
- Grocer Greatheart (1915)
- Australian Nursery Rimes (1917)
- The Australians (1920)
- Fifty Nursery Rhymes with Music (1924)
- A Man's Life (1929)
[edit] References
- B. G. Andrews, Ann-Mari Jordens (1979). 'Adams, Arthur Henry (1872 - 1936). Australian Dictionary of Biography. Australian National University. Retrieved on 2008-01-16.
- Serle, Percival (1949). "Adams, Arthur Henry". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson.
[edit] External links
- Arthur Henry Adams -- a collection of some of his sonnets.
- AustLit entry - detailed biographical information on Adams
| Persondata | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Adams, Arthur Henry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | New Zealand-Australian poet and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 6, 1872 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lawrence, New Zealand |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1936 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
