1897 in literature
See also: 1896 in literature, other events of 1897, 1898 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events January 2 - Newspapers in London, England erroneously report the death of Mark Twain. It is believed that the rumors began when Twain's cousin had become ill. Twain makes his famous statement "the report of my death was an exaggeration." July 25 - Writer Jack London sails to join the Klondike Gold Rush where he will write his first successful stories. The comedy play Im weißen Rößl (The White Horse Inn) by Oscar Blumenthal and Gustav Kadelburg opens in Berlin. Decades later it will be turned into a popular and successful musical play.
New booksThe Beth Book - Sarah GrandCaptains Courageous - Rudyard KiplingThe Christian - Hall Caine Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond RostandDariel - Richard Doddridge BlackmoreDear Faustina - Rhoda BroughtonThe Descendant - Ellen GlasgowDracula - Bram Stoker The Evolution of the Idea of God - Grant AllenThe Invisible Man - H. G. WellsJerome - Mary E. Wilkins FreemanLiza of Lambeth - W. Somerset Maugham The Nigger of the 'Narcissus' - Joseph ConradA Night in Acadie - Kate ChopinWhat Maisie Knew - Henry JamesThe Whirlpool - George GissingThe Wooing of Malkatoon - Lew Wallace
Births September 25: William Faulkner
Deaths March 7 - Harriet Ann Jacobs, African-American writer June 25 - Margaret Oliphant, writer
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