1842 in literature
See also: 1841 in literature, other events of 1842, 1843 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New books
- The Adventures of Mr Ledbury – Albert Smith
- The Ambassador's Wife – Catherine Gore
- The Black Sheep – Honoré de Balzac
- Consuelo – George Sand
- Dead Souls – Nikolai Gogol
- Handy Andy – Samuel Lover
- The Mysteries of Paris – Eugène Sue
- The Overcoat – Nikolai Gogol
- Percival Keene – Frederick Marryat
- Le Rhin – Victor Hugo
- The Two Admirals – James Fenimore Cooper
- Zanoni – 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
Awards
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