Emily Manning
| Emily Manning | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Emily Matilda Manning May 13, 1845 Sydney, New South Wales |
| Died |
August 25, 1890 (aged 45) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Years active | 1872—1890 |
Emily Matilda Manning, pen-name Australie (13 May 1845 – 25 August 1890) was an Australian journalist and writer. [1]
Manning was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, the daughter of William Montagu Manning.[1]
Manning married, in 1873, Henry Heron, a solicitor in Sydney. Having visited England, where she remained for two years and a half, she adopted literary pursuits, and contributed tales and essays to the Sydney Morning Herald and The Sydney Mail.[2] Manning exchange poems with David Scott Mitchell in 1864, suggesting a romance between them.[1] She also published a volume of poems, entitled The Balance of Pain and Other Poems (George Bell & Sons: London, 1877),[2] and died in Blandville, Sydney, on 25 August 1890.[1]
Bibliography
Novels
- Cupid on a Swiss Tour (1875)
- The Story of a Royal Pendulum (1890)
Poetry
- The Balance of Pain and Other Poems (1877)
References
- 1 2 3 4 O'Neill, Sally. "Manning, Emily Matilda (1845–1890)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. Retrieved 30 December 2013.
- 1 2 Mennell, Philip (1892). "
Heron, Mrs. Henry". The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co. Wikisource
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