1845 in literature

See also: 1844 in literature, other events of 1845, 1846 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Robert Browning begins his correspondence with his future wife, Elizabeth Barrett.

New books

• Auriol – William Harrison Ainsworth
• Carmen – Prosper Mérimée
• The Chainbearer – James Fenimore Cooper
• The Corsican Brothers – Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Double – Fyodor Dostoyevsky
• Hillingdon Hall – Robert Smith Surtees
• Marie Antoinette – Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Mission, or Scenes in Africa – Frederick Marryat
• Queen Margot – Alexandre Dumas, père
• The Raven (poetry) – Edgar Allan Poe
• The Regent's Daughter – Alexandre Dumas, père
• Satanstoe – James Fenimore Cooper
• The Snowstorm: A Christmas Story – Catherine Gore
• Sybil – Benjamin Disraeli
• Zoe, A History of Two Lives – Geraldine Jewsbury

Births

• May 17 – Jacint Verdaguer, Catalan poet (+ 1902)

Deaths

• May 3 – Thomas Hood, poet

Awards