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1904 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1904. Books * Louis Becke – ''Tom Gerrard'' * Guy Boothby ** ''A Bid for Freedom'' ** ''A Bride from the Sea'' ** ''A Consummate Scoundrel'' ** ''A Desperate Conspiracy'' ** ''An Ocean Secret'' * Ada Cambridge – ''Sisters: A Novel'' * G. B. Lancaster – ''Sons O' Men'' * Louise Mack – ''Children of the Sun'' * Rosa Praed – ''Nyria'' * Ethel Turner – ''Mother's Little Girl'' Short stories * Louis Becke – ''Under Tropic Skies'' * Mabel Forrest – ''The Rose of Forgiveness and Other Stories'' * Laura Palmer-Archer – ''A Bush Honeymoon and Other Stories'' * Banjo Paterson – "The Oracle at the Races" * Steele Rudd – ''Sandy's Selection'' * Ethel Turner – "The Carrying of the Baby" Poetry * Victor Daley, Victor J. Daley ** "wikisource: Anacreon, Anacreon" ** "wikisource: Moderation (Daley poem), Moderation" ** "wikisource: Over the Wine, Over the Wine" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis Becke
George Lewis Becke (or Louis Becke; 18 June 1855 – 18 February 1913) was an Australian Pacific trader, short story writer and novelist. Early life Becke was born at Port Macquarie, New South Wales, son of Frederick Becke, Clerk of Petty Sessions and his wife Caroline Matilda, née Beilby. Both parents were born in England. Becke was the ninth of twelve children and had a tendency to wander; he has stated that before he was 10 he had twice run away from home. The family moved to Hunters Hill, Sydney in 1867 and Becke was educated at Fort Street High School. In 1869, Becke travelled to San Francisco with his brother William Vernon and was away for nineteen months. At 16 years of age, Becke was a stowaway on a ship bound for Samoa. In Apia he took a job as a book-keeper in the store of Mrs Mary Mcfarlane which he held until some time after December 1872. Under orders of Mrs Mcfarlane, Becke sailed a ketch, the ''E.A. Williams'' to Mili Atoll to deliver it to William "Bully" Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
