1915 in Australian literature

The year 1915 in Australian literature involves some significant new books, drama, poetry and events.

For an overview of world literature see 1915 in literature.

See also: 1914 in Australian literature, 1915 in Australia, 1916 in Australian literature.

Books

• Arthur H. Adams — Grocer Greatheart: A Tropical Romance
• Mary Grant Bruce — From Billabong to London
• James Francis Dwyer
  • Breath of the Jungle
  • The Green Half-Moon
• Sumner Locke — Skeeter Farm Takes a Spell
• Vance Palmer — The World of Men
• Rosa Praed — Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: A Story of Australian Life
• Katharine Susannah Prichard — The Pioneers
• Ethel Turner — The Cub: Six Months in His Life: A Story in War-Time
• Lilian Turner — War's Heart Throbs

Poetry

• Zora Cross — "A Song of Mother Love"
• C. J. Dennis
  • "Ginger Mick"
  • The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
  • "The Stones of Gosh"
• Mabel Forrest
  • The Green Harper
  • "Wounded Soldiers"
• Henry Lawson
  • My Army, O, My Army! and Other Songs
  • "Song of the Dardenelles"
• Louis Lavater — Blue Days and Grey Days: A Book of Sonnets
• Hugh McCrae — "Colombine"
• Nina Murdoch — Songs of the Open Air
• John Shaw Neilson — "The Loving Tree"
• Will H. Ogilvie — "The Australian"
• Nettie Palmer — Shadowy Paths
• Vance Palmer — The Forerunners
• A. B. Paterson — "The Mountain Squatter"
• Bertram Stevens — A Book of Australian Verse for Boys and Girls ed.

Births

A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1915 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death.

• 3 March — Manning Clark, historian (died 1991)
• 21 April — John Manifold, poet (died 1985)
• 5 May — T. A. G. Hungerford, poet and novelist (died 2011)
• 31 May — Judith Wright, poet (died 2000)
• 6 July — Elizabeth Durack, artist and writer (died 2000)
• 16 July — David Campbell, poet (died 1979)
• 22 December — David Martin, poet (died 1997)
• 23 December — Wynne Whiteford, sf writer (died 2002)

Deaths

A list, ordered by date of death (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of deaths in 1915 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of birth.

• 11 March — Rolf Boldrewood, novelist (born 1826)
• October — Clarinda Parkes, poet (born 1839)

See also

• 1915 in poetry
• List of years in literature
• List of years in Australian literature

References