1818 in literature
See also: 1817 in literature, other events of 1818, 1819 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Lord Byron begins writing Don Juan
- Series of lectures on poetry, drama, philosophy – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
New books
- An Angel's Form and a Devil's Heart – Selina Davenport
- The Bandit's Bride – Louisa Stanhope
- Endymion (poem) – John Keats
- Family Shakespeare – Thomas Bowdler
- The Fast of St. Magdalen: A Romance – Anna Maria Porter
- Frankenstein – Mary Shelley
- The Friend – Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- The Heart of Midlothian – Sir Walter Scott
- Marriage – Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
- Nightmare Abbey – Thomas Love Peacock
- Northanger Abbey – Jane Austen
- The Nun of Santa Maria di Tindaro – Louisa Stanhope
- Ozymandias – Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Persuasion – Jane Austen
- Rob Roy – Sir Walter Scott
- Sappho – Franz Grillparzer
- Secrets in Every Mansion – Anne Hatton
- The Veiled Protectress – Mary Meeke
- Woman, or Minor Maxims; a Sketch – Elizabeth Thomas
New drama
- Franz Grillparzer – Sapho
Births
- July 30 – Emily Brontë (+ 1848)
- November 9 – Ivan Turgenev (+ 1883)
Deaths
- Johann David Wyss, author
Awards
Categories: 1818 books