Henry Mackenzie Green (2 May 1881 – 9 September 1962) was an Australian journalist, librarian and

literary historian The history of literature is the historical development of writings in prose or poetry that attempt to provide entertainment, enlightenment, or instruction to the reader/listener/observer, as well as the development of the literary techniques ...

born in Sydney. In 1921 Green succeeded

John Le Gay Brereton John Le Gay Brereton (2 September 1871 – 2 February 1933) was an Australian poet, critic and professor of English at the University of Sydney. He was the first president of the Fellowship of Australian Writers when it was formed in Sydney in ...

as librarian at the

University of Sydney The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's si ...

. In 1944 he married

Dorothy Auchterlonie Dorothy Auchterlonie (also known as Dorothy Green) (28 May 1915 – 21 February 1991) was an English-born Australian academic, literary critic and poet. Life Auchterlonie was born in Sunderland, County Durham in England. In 1927 when s ...

. His ''An Outline of Australian Literature'' was published in 1930 and ''Australian Literature 1900–1950'' was published in 1951. His two-volume ''A History of Australian Literature Pure and Applied'' was first published by Angus & Robertson in 1961. It was reprinted, with corrections, in 1962. It was reprinted again in 1966, 1968, 1971 and 1974. A revised edition appeared in 1984.

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* 1881 births 1962 deaths Australian literary critics Australian librarians 20th-century Australian journalists {{Australia-writer-stub