See also: 1874 in literature, other events of 1875, 1876 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1873 in literature, other events of 1874, 1875 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1875 in literature, other events of 1876, 1877 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• Flammarion publishing house founded in Paris, France.

The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ...

New books

• William Harrison Ainsworth - The Goldsmith's Wife
• Louisa May Alcott - Eight Cousins
• Richard Doddridge Blackmore - Alice Lorraine
• Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Hostages to Fortune
• Wilkie Collins - The Law and the Lady
• Alphonse Daudet - Contes du Lundi
• Fyodor Dostoevsky - A Raw Youth
• Benito Pérez Galdós - Saragossa
• Francis Galton - History of Twins
• William Dean Howells - A Foregone Conclusion
• Julia Kavanagh - John Dorrien
• José Maria Eça de Queiroz - O Crime do Padre Amaro
• Anthony Trollope - The Way We Live Now
• Jules Verne - The Survivors Of The Chancellor
• Edmund Yates - Two, by Tricks
• Charlotte Mary Yonge - The Brother's Wife
• Emile Zola - La Faute de l'Abbé Mouret

Caricature from Punch, 1881: TO THE GREATEST AXE-AND-NECK-ROMANCER OF OUR TIME, WHO IS QUITE AT THE HEAD OF HIS PROFESSION, WE DEDICATE THIS BLOCK AD MULTOS ANNOS! William Harrison Ainsworth (1805 - 1882) was a British writer. ... Louisa May Alcott (November 29, 1832 – March 6, 1888) was an American novelist. ... Eight Cousins; or The Aunt-Hill is an 1875 novel by American novelist Louisa May Alcott. ... 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. ... Mary Elizabeth Braddon British novelist (1837 – 1915) Mary Elizabeth Braddon (October 4, 1837 – February 4, 1915) was a British Victorian era popular novelist. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... The Law and the Lady, published in 1875, by Wilkie Collins, although still in print, is largely forgotten now. ... Alphonse Daudet (May 13, 1840 - December 17, 1897) was a French novelist. ... Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (Russian: Фёдор Миха́йлович Достое́вский, Fëdor Mihajlovič Dostoevskij, sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky  ) (November 11, 1821 [O.S. October 30] – February 9, 1881 [O.S. January 28]) is considered one of the greatest Russian writers. ... Pérez Galdós, detail of an oil painting by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida By courtesy of the Hispanic Society of America Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish novelist. ... Francis Galton Sir Francis Galton F.R.S. (February 16, 1822 – January 17, 1911), half-cousin of Charles Darwin, was an English Victorian polymath, anthropologist, eugenicist, tropical explorer, geographer, inventor, meteorologist, proto-geneticist, psychometrician, and statistician. ... William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author. ... Julia Kavanagh (January 7, 1824 - October 28, 1877) was a British novelist, born at Thurles in Tipperary, Ireland. ... Eça de Queirós José Maria Eça de Queirós or Queiroz (pron. ... O Crime do Padre Amaro (The Crime of Father Amaro) is novel by 19th-century Portuguese writer José Maria Eça de Queiroz. ... Anthony Trollope (April 24, 1815 – December 6, 1882) became one of the most successful, prolific and respected English novelists of the Victorian era. ... The Way We Live Now is a scathing satirical novel published in London in 1875 by the prolific Anthony Trollope, after a popular serialization. ... Jules Verne. ... Edmund Hodgson Yates (July 3, 1831 - May 20, 1894) was a novelist and dramatist, born at Edinburgh, held for some years an appointment in the General Post Office. ... Charlotte Mary Yonge (August 11, 1823 - May 24, 1901), was a English novelist, known for her huge output, mostly now out of print. ... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... La Faute de lAbbé Mouret (1875) is the fifth novel in Emile Zolas twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. ...

New drama

• Henry James Byron - Our Boys

Henry James Byron (1834 - 1884) was a dramatist, born at Manchester, entered the Middle Temple, but soon took to writing for the stage, and produced many popular burlesques and extravaganzas. ... Our Boys is a comedy play written by Henry James Byron, first performed in London in 1875. ...

Poetry

• Wilfrid Scawen Blunt - Sonnets and Songs of Proteus

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt (1840–1922) was a British poet and writer. ...

Non-fiction

• Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, volume 1
• Lysander Spooner - Vices Are Not Crimes, A Vindication of Moral Liberty

Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB) is one of the most important and most comprehensive biographical reference works in german language. ...

Births

• April 9 – Jacques Futrelle, American author, RMS Titanic victim (d. 1912)
• September 1 - Edgar Rice Burroughs (+ 1950)
• August 26 - John Buchan (+ 1940)

April 9 is the 99th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (100th in leap years). ... Jacques Heath Futrelle (April 9, 1875 - April 15, 1912), born in Pike County, Georgia, was an American writer. ... RMS Titanic was an Olympic class passenger liner that collided with an iceberg and sank in 1912. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he also produced works in many genres. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (August 26, 1875 - February 11, 1940), was a Scottish novelist and politician who served as Governor General of Canada. ... Year 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ...

Deaths

• August 4 - Hans Christian Andersen

August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... Søren and David has GIANT P-nizzes ;) ( length: 20 cm, Diameter 6 cm ) FUCK YEAH :D This does not cite its references or sources. ...

Awards