1851 in literature

See also: 1850 in literature, other events of 1851, 1852 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

\n* November 14 - Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick is published for the first time.

New Books

\n*The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne\n*Lavengro - George Henry Borrow\n*Moby Dick - Herman Melville \n*La Vie de Boheme - Henri Murger\n*Une Vieille Maltresse - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly\n*The Watcher - Sheridan Le Fanu

Births

\n* June 11 - Mary Augusta Ward, author (+ 1920) \n

Deaths

\n* Abigail Mott, writer\n* February 1 - Mary Shelley, author \n* February 23 - Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet, dramatist\n* September 14 - James Fenimore Cooper, writer

Awards

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