See also: 1889 in literature, other events of 1890, 1891 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1888 in literature, other events of 1889, 1890 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1890 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... See also: 1890 in literature, other events of 1891, 1892 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• Bram Stoker begins work on Dracula

Jump to: navigation, search Bela Lugosi as Dracula; U.S. postage stamp Count Dracula is a fictional character, inarguably the most famous vampire in literature. ...

New books

• Alas! - Rhoda Broughton
• At Fault - Kate Chopin
• The Bondman - Hall Caine
• The Firm of Girdlestone - Arthur Conan Doyle
• A Hazard of New Fortunes - William Dean Howells
• The Influence of Sea Power upon History - Alfred Thayer Mahan
• The Light That Failed - Rudyard Kipling
• Little Jarvis - Molly Elliot Seawell
• One Life, One Love - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
• The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde
• The Scapegoat - Hall Caine
• The Sign of Four - Arthur Conan Doyle
• The Squatter's Dream - Rolf Boldrewood
• The Way of Many Rivers (poetry) - Edwin James Brady
• Wormwood - Marie Corelli

Rhoda Broughton (November 29, 1840 – June 5, 1920) was a novelist. ... Jump to: navigation, search Kate Chopin Katherine OFlaherty (February 8, 1850 – August 20, 1904), known by her married name Kate Chopin, was an American author of short stories and novels. ... Sir Hall Caine (May 14, 1853 - August 31, 1931) was a British novelist and playwright born Thomas Henry Hall Caine at Runcorn, Cheshire, England and educated in Liverpool. ... Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) is the British author most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author. ... Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan (27 September 1840 - 1 December 1914) was a United States Navy officer, naval strategist, and educator, widely considered the foremost theorist of sea power. ... Jump to: navigation, search Alfred Thayer Mahan Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan (27 September 1840 - 1 December 1914) was a United States Navy officer, geostrategist, and educator, widely considered the worlds foremost theorist of military sea power. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rudyard Kipling, British author, Nobel Prize winner, today perceived by many as an outspoken racist Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was a British author and poet, born in India. ... Molly Elliot Seawell (b. ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search VHS cover for the 1945 film version showing Hurd Hatfield (centre) as Gray, Donna Reed (left) as Gladys Hallward, Angela Lansbury (right) as Sibyl Vane and George Sanders (background) as Lord Henry Wotton The Picture of Dorian Gray is a novel by Oscar Wilde first published... Jump to: navigation, search Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal OFlahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and short story writer. ... Sir Hall Caine (May 14, 1853 - August 31, 1931) was a British novelist and playwright born Thomas Henry Hall Caine at Runcorn, Cheshire, England and educated in Liverpool. ... The Sign of Four (1890) was the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. ... Arthur Conan Doyle Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930) is the British author most famously known for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime fiction. ... Rolf Boldrewood (1826-1915) was a novelist, best known for his novel Robbery Under Arms. ... Marie Corelli (1855 - 1924), novelist. ...

Births

• February 10 - Boris Pasternak author (+ 1960)
• February 11 - John de Vries, writer
• March 11 - Vannevar Bush, author (+ 1974)
• May 15 - Katherine Anne Porter, journalist and novelist
• May 20 - Allan Nevins, historian and journalist
• August 20 - H. P. Lovecraft, horror writer (+ 1937)
• August 28 - Ivor Gurney, war poet and composer
• September 10 - Franz Werfel, author (+ 1945)
• September 15 - Agatha Christie, mystery writer (+ 1976)
• September 24 - A. P. Herbert, humorist and novelist
• November 25 - Isaac Rosenberg, war poet

Jump to: navigation, search February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Boris Pasternak (1890-1960). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 11 March is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Jump to: navigation, search Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 – June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and idea of the memex—seen as a pioneering concept for the World Wide Web. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Katherine Ann Porter (15 May 1890 - 18 September 1980) was a celebrated American journalist, essayist, short story writer and novelist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 20 May is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Joseph Allan Nevins (May 20, 1890 - March 5, 1971) was an educator, historian, and author and journalist. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search H. P. Lovecraft Howard Phillips Lovecraft (August 20, 1890 – March 15, 1937) was an American author of fantasy and horror fiction, noted for giving horror stories a science fiction framework. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Ivor Gurney (August 28, 1890 - December 26, 1937) was an English composer and poet. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... Franz Werfel, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Franz Werfel (September 10, 1890 - August 26, 1945) was a German language novelist, playwright, and poet. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (September 15, 1890 – January 12, 1976), was a British crime fiction writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1976 (MCMLXXVI) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years). ... Sir Alan Patrick Herbert (September 24, 1890 - November 11, 1971) was a British humorist, Member of Parliament, barrister, and novelist. ... Jump to: navigation, search November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Isaac Rosenberg (November 25, 1890 - April 1, 1918) was a JewishEnglish poet of the First World War who was one of the greatest of all British war poets. ...

Deaths

• September 18 - Dion Boucicault, dramatist
• October 19 - Sir Richard Burton, author
• October 26 - Carlo Collodi, Italian writer, the creator of Pinocchio
• December 29 - Octave Feuillet, novelist and dramatist

Jump to: navigation, search September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Poster for a production of Boucicaults farce Contempt of Court, c. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Richard Burton, portrait by Frederic Leighton, National Portrait Gallery, London Sir Richard Francis Burton (March 19, 1821 – October 19, 1890), British consul, explorer, translator, writer and Orientalist known for his often-unprecedented exploits of travel and exploration as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Carlo Lorenzini (November 24, 1826 - October 26, 1890), better known as Carlo Collodi, or simply Collodi, was an Italian writer and journalist. ... Jump to: navigation, search The term writer can apply to anyone who creates a written work, but the word more usually designates those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Jump to: navigation, search Pinoccho and his father Geppetto are reunited. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 29 is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 2 days remaining. ... Octave Feuillet (August 11, 1821 - December 29, 1890), French novelist and dramatist, was born at Saint-Lô, Manche. ...

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