1836 in literature
See also: 1835 in literature, other events of 1836, 1837 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- October 2 - HMS Beagle returns to the UK, and Charles Darwin is an instant celebrity.
New books
- Awful Disclosures of Maria Monk, or, The Hidden Secrets of a Nun's Life in a Convent Exposed (January)
- The Backwoods of Canada - Catharine Parr Traill
- The Captain's Daughter - Alexander Pushkin
- Grace Darling - G.W.M. Reynolds
- The Little Mermaid - Hans Christian Andersen
- Mr. Midshipman Easy - Frederick Marryat
- The Pickwick Papers - Charles Dickens
- The Pirate - Frederick Marryat
- The Three Cutters - Frederick Marryat
New drama
- Georg Büchner - Leonce and Lena
Poetry
- Oliver Wendell Holmes - Poems
Non-fiction
- Ralph Waldo Emerson - Nature
- Arthur Schopenhauer - Über den Willen in der Natur (On the Will in Nature)
Births
- January 27 - Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, writer (+ 1895)
- August 25 - Bret Harte American author (+ 1902)
- September 11 - Fitz Hugh Ludlow American author († 1870)
- Annie Louisa Walker, British writer (+ 1907)
Deaths
- April 7 - William Godwin, political writer and novelist
- November 5 - Karel Hynek Mácha, poet
Awards
Categories
1836 books