1846 in literature
See also: 1845 in literature, other events of 1846, 1847 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New books
- Carmen – Prosper Mérimée
- The Chevalier of the Maison Rouge – Alexandre Dumas, père
- The Children of the Night – Edward George Bulwer-Lytton
- La Dame de Montsoreau – Alexandre Dumas, père
- The Devil's Pond – George Sand
- Memoirs of a Physician – Alexandre Dumas, père
- Pictures from Italy – Charles Dickens
- Poor People – Fyodor Dostoevsky
- The Privateersman – Frederick Marryat
- The Redskins – James Fenimore Cooper
- Typee – Herman Melville
- Weekdays – Mór Jókai
Births
- April 4 – Comte de Lautreamont, French poet and writer (+ 1870)
- May 5 – Henryk Sienkiewicz Polish novelist (+ 1916)
- May 25 – Naim Frashëri, Albanian poet
Deaths
- July 12 – Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna, novelist
Awards
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