1845 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Non-fiction 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 Awards

[edit] Events

• Robert Browning begins his correspondence with his future wife, Elizabeth Barrett.

[edit] New books

• Auriol - William Harrison Ainsworth
• Carmen - Prosper Mérimée
• The Chainbearer - James Fenimore Cooper
• The Corsican Brothers - Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Double - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Hillingdon Hall - Robert Smith Surtees
• Marie Antoinette - Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Mission, or Scenes in Africa - Frederick Marryat
• Queen Margot - Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Regent's Daughter - Alexandre Dumas, père
• Satanstoe - James Fenimore Cooper
• The Snowstorm: A Christmas Story - Catherine Gore
• Sybil - Benjamin Disraeli
• Zoe, A History of Two Lives - Geraldine Jewsbury

[edit] New drama

• Henrik Hertz - King René's Daughter

[edit] Poetry

• Edgar Allan Poe - The Raven

[edit] Non-fiction

• Thomas Carlyle - Oliver Cromwell's Letters and Speeches
• Friedrich Engels - The Condition of the Working Class in England
• Max Stirner - Der Einzige und sein Eigentum

[edit] Births

• April 24 - Carl Spitteler, poet (+ 1924)
• May 17 - Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (+ 1902)
• July 18 - Tristan Corbière, poet (+ 1875)
• October 14 - Olindo Guerrini, poet (+ 1916)
• date unknown - Alexander Anderson, poet
• date unknown - Amy Dillwyn, novelist (+ 1935)

[edit] Deaths

• May 3 - Thomas Hood, poet

[edit] Awards