1842 in literature
See also: 1841 in literature, other events of 1842, 1843 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
New booksThe Adventures of Mr Ledbury - Albert SmithThe Ambassador's Wife - Catherine Gore The Black Sheep - Honoré de BalzacConsuelo - George SandDead Souls - Nikolai GogolHandy Andy - Samuel LoverThe Mysteries of Paris - Eugène SueThe Overcoat - Nikolai Gogol Percival Keene - Frederick Marryat Le Rhin - Victor HugoThe Two Admirals - James Fenimore CooperZanoni - Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
Births February 4 - Arrigo Boito, poet (+ 1918) February 25 - Karl May, writer (+ 1912) June 24 - Ambrose Bierce (+ 1914)
Deaths Charlotte Dacre, author March 23 - Stendhal, writer
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