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

New Books

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

Births

• June 11 - Mary Augusta Ward, author (+ 1920)

Deaths

• Abigail Mott[?], writer
• February 1 - Mary Shelley, author
• February 23 - Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet, dramatist
• September 14 - James Fenimore Cooper, writer

Awards