1808 in literature
See also: 1807 in literature,
other events of 1808,
1809 in literature,
list of years in literature.
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Events
\n* First part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic poem Faust is published
\nNew Books
\n*The Broken Jug (English translation) - Heinrich von Kleist\n*Characters at Brighton - Anne Trelawney\n*The Cottagers of Glenburnie - Elizabeth Hamilton\n*Elective Affinities - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe\n*The Husband and Wife - Elizabeth Thomas\n*Lord Hubert of Arundel - Sophia Bouverie\n*Marmion (poetry) - Sir Walter Scott\n*The Northern Gallery - Francis Lathom\n*Offspring of Mortimer - Anne Trelawney\n*The Old Irish Baronet - Henrietta Rouviere Mosse\n*St. Justin - Sophia Bouverie\n*The Star of Fashion - Mary Julia Young\n*Tankerville Family - Sarah Green\n*Valley of Collares - R. P. M. Yorke\n*The Wild Irish Boy - Charles Robert Maturin\n*The Theory of the Four Movements - Charles Fourier
Births
\n*January 27 - David Strauss, German theologian and writer\n*February 5 - Carl Spitzweg, German poet\n*February 16 - Gustave Planche, French critic\n*May 22 - Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator\n*June 17 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet\n*June 28 - James Spedding, English author and editor\n*November 2 - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French novelist\n*Solomon Northup, American memoirist
Deaths
\n*September 5 - John Home, Scottish poet\n*September 13 - Saverio Bettinelli, Italian man of letters\n*Melchiore Cesarotti, Italian poet
Awards
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