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1908 In Australian Literature
This article presents a list of the historical events and publications of Australian literature during 1908. Books * Edward Dyson ** ''The Missing Link'' ** ''Tommy Minogue'' * Jeannie Gunn, Mrs Aeneas Gunn – ''We of the Never Never'' * Rosa Praed ** ''By Their Fruits'' ** ''Stubble Before the Wind'' * Henry Handel Richardson – ''Maurice Guest (novel), Maurice Guest'' * Steele Rudd – ''In Australia'' * Edward Sorenson, Edward S. Sorenson – ''The Squatter's Ward'' * Ethel Turner – ''That Girl'' * Lilian Turner – ''Paradise and the Perrys'' Short stories * Louis Becke – ''The Pearl Divers of Roncador Reef and Other Stories'' * Joseph Furphy — "The Discovery of Christmas Reef" * Steele Rudd ** ''Dad in Politics and Other Stories'' ** ''For Life and Other Stories'' * Thomas Edward Spencer, Thos. E. Spencer — ''A Spring Cleaning and Other Stories'' Poetry * Christopher Brennan – "Towards the Source : 1894-97 : 30" * John Le Gay Brereton, J. Le Gay Brereton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Dyson
Edward George Dyson (4 March 1865 – 22 August 1931), or 'Ted' Dyson, was an Australian journalist, poet, playwright and short story writer. He was the elder brother of illustrators Will Dyson (1880–1938) and Ambrose Dyson (1876–1913), with three sisters also of artistic and literary praise. Dyson wrote under several – some say many – nom-de-plumes, including Silas Snell. In his day, the period of Australia's federation, the poet and writer was "ranked very closely to Australia's greatest short-story writer, Henry Lawson". With Lawson known as the "swagman poet", William Henry Ogilvie, Ogilvie the "horseman poet", Dyson was the "mining poet". Although known as a freelance writer, he was also considered part of ''The Bulletin (Australian periodical), The Bulletin'' writer group. Early life He was born at Morrisons, Victoria, Morrison's Diggings near Ballarat in March 1865. His father, George Dyson, arrived in Australia in 1852 and after working on various dig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
