Arthur Bayldon
Australian poet
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Arthur Bayldon (20 March 1865 – 26 September 1958)[1] was an English-born Australian poet.
Born
20 March 1865
Arthur Albert Dawson Bayldon
20 March 1865
Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died26 September 1958 (aged 93)
Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation
- Poet
- literary critic
- short story writer
LanguageEnglish
Arthur Bayldon | |
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Bayldon in a 1930 publication | |
| Born | Arthur Albert Dawson Bayldon 20 March 1865 Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 26 September 1958 (aged 93) Randwick, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | English/Australian |
| Years active | 1887–1932 |
Life
Bayldon was born in 1865, at Leeds, England, and was educated at Leeds Grammar School.[2] He emigrated to Brisbane in 1889 prior to which he had travelled extensively in Europe. He was an excellent swimmer, and drew much attention to a stroke of his own invention – underwater on his back, with legs and arms bound.[3]
He was literary critic for The Bulletin, and as a bush poet has been ranked with Henry Lawson, Banjo Patterson, Will Ogilvie, E. J. Brady, and Rod Quinn.[4]
He died in 1958, aged 93.
Bibliography
Poetry collections
- Lays and Lyrics (1887)
- Poems (1897)
- The Western Track and Other Verses (1905)
- The Eagles : Collected Poems of Arthur Bayldon (1921)
- Apollo in Australia; and Bush Verses (1944)
Short story collection
- The Tragedy Behind the Curtain and Other Stories (1910)
