See also: 1863 in literature, other events of 1864, 1865 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1862 in literature, other events of 1863, 1864 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1864 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1864 in literature, other events of 1865, 1866 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

New books

• Apologia Pro Vita Sua - John Henry Cardinal Newman
• Brother Jacob - George Eliot
• Chevalier Destouches - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
• Clara Vaughan - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
• Dramatis Personae (Poetry) - Robert Browning
• Enoch Arden - Alfred Tennyson
• Henry Dunbar: the Story of an Outcast - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
• Journey to the Center of the Earth - Jules Verne
• Notes from The Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Renée Mauperin - Edmond de Goncourt & Jules de Goncourt
• Uncle Silas - Sheridan Le Fanu
• Wives and Daughters - Elizabeth Gaskell
• The Wylder's Hand - Sheridan Le Fanu

The classic defence of the religious opinions of John Henry Newman, published in 1864 in response to what he saw as an unwarranted attack on Roman Catholic doctrine by Charles Kingsley. ... John Henry Newman John Henry Newman (February 21, 1801—August 11, 1890), English cardinal, was born in London, the eldest son of John Newman, banker, of the firm of Ramsbottom, Newman and Co. ... George Eliot Mary Ann Evans, better known by the pen name George Eliot (22 November 1819 - 22 December 1880), was an English novelist. ... Jules Amédée Barbey dAurevilly (November 2, 1808 – April 23, 1889), was a French novelist. ... Richard Doddridge Blackmore (June 7, 1825 - January 20, 1900), usually known as R. D. Blackmore, was one of the most famous English novelists of the his generation. ... Dramatis personae is a Latin phrase for persons in a play, and is used to refer collectively to the characters represented in a dramatic work to be played by the cast members, whether they act or use some other form (such as puppetry), or even if they be animals. ... Robert Browning Robert Browning (May 7, 1812 – December 12, 1889) was an English poet and playwright. ... Enoch Arden is the hero of a poem by Tennyson, who finds, on his return from the sea, after long absence, his wife, who believed him dead, married happily to another; does not disclose himself, and dies broken-hearted. ... Lord Tennyson, Poet Laureate Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson (August 6, 1809 - October 6, 1892) is generally regarded as one of the greatest English poets. ... Mary Elizabeth Braddon British novelist (1837 - 1915) . Mary Elizabeth Braddon (October 4, 1837 - February 4, 1915) was a British Victorian era popular novelist Born in London in England, Braddon was privately educated and worked as an actress for three years in order to able to support herself and her mother. ... Journey to the Center of the Earth DVD Journey to the Center of the Earth is a science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre. ... Jules Verne. ... Fyodor Dostoevsky. ... Edmond de Goncourt (May 26, 1822 – July 16, 1896), writer, critic, book publisher and the founder of the Académie Goncourt. ... Jules de Goncourt (Paris, December 17, 1830 – Paris, June 20, 1870) was a french writer, who published books together with his brother Edmond. ... Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 - February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of short stories and novels concerning the strange and supernatural. ... Wives and Daughters is a novel by Elizabeth Gaskell, first published in the Cornhill Magazine as a serial from August 1864 to January 1866. ... Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (September 29, 1810, London - November 12, 1865, Holybourne, Hampshire, England, UK), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist. ... Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (August 28, 1814 - February 7, 1873) was an Irish writer of short stories and novels concerning the strange and supernatural. ...

Births

• February 14 - Israel Zangwill, English novelist and playwright, (d. 1926)

February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Time magazine, September 17, 1923 Israel Zangwill (February 14, 1864 - August 1, 1926) was a British-born Zionist and writer. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Deaths

• March 16 - Robert Smith Surtees, writer

March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... Robert Smith Surtees (1803 - 1864) was an English editor and novelist. ...

Awards