1839 in literature

See also: 1838 in literature, other events of 1839, 1840 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 Charterhouse of Parma[?] - Stendhal
• Deerbrook[?] - Harriet Martineau
• Diary in America[?] - Frederick Marryat
• Jack Sheppard[?] - William Harrison Ainsworth
• Nicholas Nickleby[?] - Charles Dickens
• The Phantom Ship[?] - Frederick Marryat
• The Voyage of the Beagle[?] - Charles Darwin

Births

• February 22 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (+ 1906)
• August 4 - Walter Horatio Pater[?], English writer (+ 1894)
• April 18 - Henry Kendall, Australian poet (+ 1882)

Deaths

Awards