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1865 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1865. Books * Ada Cambridge – ''The Two Surplices'' * Ellen Davitt – ''Force and Fraud : A Tale of the Bush'' * Benjamin Farjeon – ''Shadows on the Snow : A Christmas Story'' * Maud Jeanne Franc – ''Emily's Choice : An Australian Tale'' Short stories * J. R. Houlding – "Mr McFaddle's Pic-nic Party" Poetry * Mary Fortune – "Cooee" * Henry Kendall (poet), Henry Kendall ** "wikisource: Daniel Henry Deniehy, Daniel Henry Deniehy" ** "wikisource: The Glen of the White Man's Grave, The Glen of the White Man's Grave" (aka "The Glen of Arrawatta") Births A list, ordered by date of birth (and, if the date is either unspecified or repeated, ordered alphabetically by surname) of births in 1865 of Australian literary figures, authors of written works or literature-related individuals follows, including year of death. * 9 January – Peter Airey, politician, poet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ada Cambridge
Ada Cambridge (21 November 1844 – 19 July 1926), later known as Ada Cross, was an English-born Australian writer. She wrote more than 25 works of fiction, three volumes of poetry and two autobiographical works.Cato (1989) p. v Many of her novels were serialised in Australian newspapers but never published in book form. While she was known to friends and family by her married name, Ada Cross, her newspaper readers knew her as ''A.C.'' She later reverted to her maiden name, Ada Cambridge, and that is how she is known today. Life Ada was born at Wiggenhall St Germans, St Germans, Norfolk, the second child of Thomasine and Henry Cambridge, a gentleman farmer. She was educated by governesses, an experience she abhorred. She wrote in a book of reminiscences: "I can truthfully affirm that I never learned anything which would now be considered worth learning until I had done with them all and started foraging for myself. I did have a few months of boarding-school at the end, and went ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |