See also: 1818 in literature, other events of 1819, 1820 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1817 in literature, other events of 1818, 1819 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1819 in literature, other events of 1820, 1821 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• In England, Richard Carlile (1790-1843) is convicted of blasphemy and sent to prison for publishing The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine (1737-1809).
• In the United States, between 1819 and 1820, Washington Irving publishes his novel The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon that includes the stories The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle.

Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Richard Carlile (9 December 1790 – 10 February 1843) was an important agitator for the establishment of universal suffrage and freedom of the press in the United Kingdom. ... The Age of Reason is a philosophical treatise written by the 18th Century American philosopher and patriot Thomas Paine, best remembered as the author of the political pamphlet Common Sense, credited with exciting colonial opinion in support of the American Revolutionary War. ... Thomas Paine Thomas Paine (January 29, 1737 – June 8, 1809), intellectual, scholar, revolutionary, and idealist, is widely recognized as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. ... Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... Headline text ... The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by Washington Irving contained in his collection , written while he was living in Birmingham, England and first published in 1819. ... Rip van Winkle is a short story by Washington Irving published in 1819, as well as the name of the storys fictional protagonist. ...

New books

• Any Thing But What You Expect - Jane Harvey
• The Black Robber - Edward Ball
• The Bride of Lammermoor - Sir Walter Scott
• A Classical Tour through Italy and Sicily - Richard Colt Hoare
• Il Conte di Carmagnola (play) - Alessandro Manzoni
• The Oath of Vengeance - Anne Hatton
• Odes (poetry) - John Keats
• The Recluse of Albyn Hall - Zara Wentworth
• The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon - Washington Irving
• The Son of O'Donnel - Rosalia St. Clair
• Specimens of the British Poets - Thomas Campbell
• The Vampyre - John William Polidori
• The Veiled Protectress - Mary Meeke

Edward Ball (March 21, 1888 - June 24, 1981) was a powerful figure in business and politics in Florida for decades. ... The Bride of Lammermoor is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, set in Scotland in the reign of Queen Anne. ... Portrait of Sir Walter Scott, by Sir Edwin Henry Landseer Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (14 August 1771–21 September 1832) was a prolific Scottish historical novelist and poet popular throughout Europe during his time. ... Richard Colt Hoare (9 December 1758 - 7 May 1838) was an English antiquarian and archaeologist of the early nineteenth century. ... Alessandro Manzoni Alessandro Francesco Tommaso Manzoni (March 7, 1785–May 22, 1873) was an Italian poet and novelist. ... John Keats John Keats (October 31, 1795 – February 23, 1821) was one of the principal poets in the English Romantic movement. ... Headline text ... Washington Irving Washington Irving (April 3, 1783 – November 28, 1859) was an American author of the early 19th century. ... This article is about the Scottish poet. ... The Vampyre is a short novel written by John William Polidori and generally regarded as the progenitor of the romantic vampire genre of fantasy fiction. ... John William Polidori (September 7, 1795 - August 24, 1821) is credited by some as the creator of the vampire genre of fantasy fiction. ... Mary Meeke was a prolific author of around 30 novels during the early 19th century, and is believed to have died in October 1816. ...

Births

• January 1 - Arthur Hugh Clough, poet (+ 1861)
• February 22 - James Russell Lowell, poet (+ 1891)
• May 31 - Walt Whitman, poet (+ 1892)
• August 1 - Herman Melville (+ 1891)
• November 22 - George Eliot (+ 1880)
• December 30 - Theodor Fontane

January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Arthur Hugh Clough (January 1, 1819 – November 13, 1861) was an English poet, and the brother of Anne Jemima Clough. ... 1861 is a common year starting on Tuesday. ... February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... Walt Whitman Walt Whitman (May 31, 1819 – March 26, 1892) was an American poet, essayist, journalist, and humanist born on Long Island, New York. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... Herman Melville Herman Melville (August 1, 1819 – September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, essayist, and poet. ... 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... December 30 is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 1 day remaining. ... Theodor Fontane (December 30, 1819, Neuruppin - September 20, 1898, Berlin) was a German novelist and poet. ...

Deaths

• January 12 - André Morellet, philosophe
• March 23 - August von Kotzebue, dramatist

January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... André Morellet (March 7, 1727 - January 12, 1819) was a French economist and writer. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... August Friedrich Ferdinand von Kotzebue (May 3, 1761 - March 23, 1819), was a German dramatist. ...

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