See also: 1888 in literature, other events of 1889, 1890 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1887 in literature, other events of 1888, 1889 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1889 in literature, other events of 1890, 1891 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• Theodore Roosevelt publishes the first of four volumes of The Winning of the West between 1889-1896

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New books

• Ardath - Marie Corelli
• Blind Love - Wilkie Collins
• A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court - Mark Twain
• The Dark Eyes Of London - Edgar Wallace
• Hale-Weston - Molly Elliot Seawell
• Il Piacere - Gabriele D'Annunzio
• The Kreutzer Sonata - Leo Tolstoy
• The Legacy of Cain - Wilkie Collins
• Micah Clarke - Arthur Conan Doyle
• Mike Fletcher - George A. Moore
• The Mystery of Cloomber - Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Nether World - George Gissing
• Three Men in a Boat - Jerome K. Jerome
• Thus Spoke Zarathustra - Friedrich Nietzsche

Marie Corelli (May 1, 1855 - April 21, 1924), was a British novelist. ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Edgar Wallace pictured on a 1929 cover of Time The Mixer (1927), 1962 Arrow paperback edition. ... Molly Elliot Seawell (b. ... dAnnunzio. ... The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. ... Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: , Lev Nikolaevič Tolstoj), commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy (September 9, 1828 [O.S. August 28] – November 20, 1910 [O.S. November 7]) was a Russian novelist, writer, essayist, philosopher, Christian anarchist, pacifist, educational reformer, vegetarian, moral thinker and an influential member of... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... Micah Clarke by Arthur Conan Doyle is an historical adventure novel set during the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685 in England. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... A portrait of George Moore by Édouard Manet George Augustus Moore (February 24, 1852 - January 21, 1933) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, art critic, memoirist and dramatist. ... Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, and the adventures of Professor Challenger. ... George Gissing (November 22, 1857 – December 28, 1903) was a British novelist. ... Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. ... Jerome K. Jerome Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859–June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ... The cover for the first part of the first edition. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

New drama

• Maurice Maeterlinck - La princesse Maleine

Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck, Belgian author Count Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (August 29, 1862 - May 6, 1949) was a Belgian poet, playwright, and essayist. ...

Births

• July 5 - Jean Cocteau, writer
• July 17 - Erle Stanley Gardner, author (+ 1970)
• September 23 - Walter Lippmann, writer (+ 1974)

July 5 is the 186th day of the year (187th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 179 days remaining. ... Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (July 5, 1889 – October 11, 1963) was a French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Erle Stanley Gardner (July 17, 1889 - March 11, 1970) was an American lawyer and author of detective stories who also published under the names A.A. Fair, Kyle Corning, Charles M. Green, Carleton Kendrake, Charles J. Kenny, Les Tillray, and Robert Parr. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Walter Lippmann (September 23, 1889 - December 14, 1974) was an influential United States writer, journalist, and political commentator. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...

Deaths

• January 17 - Juan Montalvo, Ecuadorian writer
• April 23 - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, novelist
• June 8 - Gerard Manley Hopkins, poet
• June 15 - Mihai Eminescu, outstanding Romanian poet
• August 5 - Fanny Lewald, novelist
• August 19 - Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, symbolist writer
• September 23 - Wilkie Collins, novelist
• October 25 - Émile Augier, dramatist
• November 18 - William Allingham, Irish poet
• December 10 - Ludwig Anzengruber, Austrian poet
• December 12 - Robert Browning, English poet

January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Juan Montalvo (April 13, 1832 - January 17, 1889) was an Ecuadorian author and essayist, generally thought to be one of Ecuadors best writers of the period. ... April 23 is the 113th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (114th in leap years). ... Jules Amédée Barbey dAurevilly Barbey dAurevilly is buried alongside the castle of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte Jules-Amédée Barbey dAurevilly (November 2, 1808 – April 23, 1889), was a French novelist and short story writer. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Gerard Manley Hopkins (July 28, 1844 - June 8, 1889) was a British Victorian poet and Jesuit priest. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Mihai Eminescu Mihai Eminescu (pronunciation in Romanian: ) (January 15, 1850 – June 15, 1889), born Mihail Eminovici, was a late Romantic poet, the best-known and most influential Romanian poet celebrated in both Romania and Moldova. ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... Fanny Lewald (March 21, 1811 - August 5, 1889), German author, was born at Königsberg in East Prussia, of Jewish parentage. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jean-Marie-Mathias-Philippe-Auguste, comte de Villiers de lIsle-Adam (November 7, 1838 - August 19, 1889) was a French symbolist writer. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Wilkie Collins William Wilkie Collins (8 January 1824 – 23 September 1889) was an English novelist, playwright, and writer of short stories. ... October 25 is the 298th day of the year (299th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Guillaume Victor Émile Augier (September 17, 1820 – October 25, 1889), was a French dramatist. ... November 18 is the 322nd day of the year (323rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... An 1880 portrait of William Allingham by his wife Helen (Mark Samuels Lasner Collection, on loan to the University of Delaware Library) William Allingham (March 19, 1824 or 1828 - November 18, 1889) was an Irish man of letters and poet. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ludwig Anzengruber (November 19, 1839 - December 10, 1889) was an Austrian writer and poet. ... December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ... Robert Browning For information about Robert X. Browning, Director of the C-SPAN archives, see Robert X. Browning. ...

Awards