1876 in literature
See also: 1875 in literature, other events of 1876, 1877 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New books
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Mark Twain
- Chetwynd Calverley – William Harrison Ainsworth
- Clarel – Herman Melville
- Daniel Deronda – George Eliot
- A Gentle Creature – Fyodor Dostoevsky
- Joan – Rhoda Broughton
- The Leaguer of Lathom – William Harrison Ainsworth
- Martha – Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Off On A Comet – Jules Verne
- Michael Strogoff – Jules Verne
- Rose in Bloom – Louisa May Alcott
- The Shadow of the Sword – Robert Buchanan
- The Three Brides – Charlotte Mary Yonge
- The Two Destinies – Wilkie Collins
Births
- January 12 – Jack London (+ 1916)
- April 13 – Sidney Bradshaw Fay (+ 1967)
- September 13 – Sherwood Anderson (+ 1941)
- November 1 – Anne de Noailles, French writer (d. 1933)
Deaths
- June 8 – George Sand, French novelist
- June 27 – Harriet Martineau, British writer
Awards
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