1900 in literature

See also: 1899 in literature, other events of 1900, 1901 in literature, list of years in literature. \n

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

\n*Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is published. In 2001, the book would be one of two books by Dreiser named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

• Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad is published. In 2001, the book would be one of four books by Conrad to be on the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century as selected by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

New Books

\n*Baa Baa, Black Sheep - Rudyard Kipling \n*Eleanor - Mary Augusta Ward \n*Il Fuoco (The Flame of Life) - Gabriele D'Annunzio\n*The Heart's Highway - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman\n*The Infidel - Mary Elizabeth Braddon\n*Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad\n*Love and Mr Lewisham - H. G. Wells\n*The Master Christian - Marie Corelli\n*Monsieur Beaucaire - Booth Tarkington\n*Sister Carrie - Theodore Dreiser\n*Three Men on the Bummel - Jerome K. Jerome\n*Whilomville Stories - Stephen Crane \n*The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum

Births

\n* November 8 - Margaret Mitchell (+ 1949), American writer. \n

Deaths

\n* January 20 - Richard Doddridge Blackmore (b. 1825), English writer.\n* June 5 - Stephen Crane (b. 1871), American writer.\n* August 25 - Friedrich Nietzsche (b. 1844), German philosopher. \n

Awards

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