See also: 1911 in literature, other events of 1912, 1913 in literature, list of years in literature. See also: 1910 in literature, other events of 1911, 1912 in literature, list of years in literature. ... 1912 is a leap year starting on Monday. ... See also: 1912 in literature, other events of 1913, 1914 in literature, list of years in literature. ... This page indexes the individual year in literature pages. ...

Events

• Virginia Stephen marries Leonard Woolf.

Virginia Woolf Virginia Woolf (January 25, 1882 – March 28, 1941) was a British author and feminist, who is considered to be one of the foremost modernist literary figures of the twentieth century. ... Leonard Woolf (November 25, 1880 – August 14, 1969) married Virginia Woolf in 1912. ...

New books

• The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man - James Weldon Johnson
• Adnams Orchard - Sarah Grand
• Alexander's Bridge - Willa Cather
• Bells and Hobbles (poetry) - Edwin James Brady
• Between two stools - Rhoda Broughton
• The Crock of Gold - James Stephens
• Death in Venice - Thomas Mann
• The Financier - Theodore Dreiser
• The King's Caravan (poetry) - Edwin James Brady
• The Lost World - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Marriage - H. G. Wells
• Mrs. Spring - Sui-Sin Far
• A Princess of Mars - Edgar Rice Burroughs
• The Problems of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
• The Promised - Land Mary Antin
• The Reef - Edith Wharton
• Riders of the Purple Sage - Zane Grey
• The Secret Sharer - Joseph Conrad
• Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town - Stephen Leacock
• Theory of Psychoanalysis - Carl Jung
• The Unbearable Bassington - Saki

Many novels of the African-American experience in the United States use the theme of passing. These novels generally involve a light-complexioned African-American who can pass for white. ... James Weldon Johnson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1932 James Weldon Johnson (June 17, 1871 - June 26, 1938) was a leading African American author, poet, early civil rights activist, and prominent figure in the Harlem Renaissance. ... Alexanders Bridge is the first novel by American author Willa Cather. ... Willa Cather photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1936 Willa Cather (December 7, 1873 – April 24, 1947) is among the most eminent female American authors. ... Rhoda Broughton (November 29, 1840 – June 5, 1920) was a novelist. ... James Stephens (February 9, 1882–December 26, 1950) was an Irish novelist and poet. ... Death in Venice book cover The novella Death in Venice was written in German by Thomas Mann, and was first published in 1912 as Der Tod in Venedig. ... Thomas Mann Paul Thomas Mann (June 6, 1875 – August 12, 1955) was a German novelist, philanthropist and essayist, lauded principally for a series of highly symbolic and often ironic epic novels and mid-length stories, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and intellectual and an underlying... The Financier is a novel by Theodore Dreiser, first published in 1912. ... Theodore Dreiser photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Theodore Herman Albert Dreiser (July 27, 1871 – December 28, 1945) was an American naturalist author known for dealing with the gritty reality of life. ... The Lost World is a 1912 novel by Arthur Conan Doyle concerning an expedition to a plateau in South America where prehistoric animals (dinosaurs and other extinct creatures) still survive. ... 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. ... H. G. Wells at the door of his house at Sandgate Herbert George Wells (September 21, 1866 – August 13, 1946) was a British writer best known for his science fiction novels such as The War of the Worlds and The Time Machine. ... A Princess of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the first of his famous Barsoom series. ... 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 produced works in many genres. ... Introduction The Problems of Philosophy, one of Russells defining writings, is Bertrand Russels attempt to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. ... Bertrand Russell Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872, Trelleck, Monmouthshire, Wales—2 February 1970, Penrhyndeudraeth, Merioneth, Wales), was an influential British mathematician, philosopher, and logician, working mostly in the 20th century. ... Edith Wharton Edith Wharton (January 24, 1862 – August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. ... Riders of the Purple Sage is Zane Greys best-known novel. ... Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 - October 23, 1939), born Pearl Zane Gray (he later dropped Pearl and changed the a to an e in Grey) was an American author of popular adventure novels and pulp fiction that presented an idealized image of the rugged Old West. ... Joseph Conrad Joseph Conrad (December 3, 1857 – August 3, 1924) was a naturalized British novelist of Polish origin. ... Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. ... Stephen Butler Leacock, Ph. ... Carl Jung Carl Gustav Jung (July 26, 1875, Kesswil , Switzerland – June 6, 1961, Küsnacht) was a Swiss psychiatrist and founder of Analytical Psychology. ... Saki (December 18, 1870 - November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro, whose witty and outrageous stories satirised the Edwardian social scene in macabre and cruel ways. ...

Births

• January 7 - Charles Addams, cartoonist (d. 1988)
• January 14 - Rudolf Hagelstange, German lyricist, narrator and essayist (d. 1984)
• January 30 - Barbara Tuchman, historian (d. 1989)
• February 11 - Roy Fuller English poet/novelist (d. 1991)
• February 12 - R. F. Delderfield, novelist and historian (d. 1972)
• February 17 - Andre Norton, sci-fi and fantasy author
• February 20 - Pierre Boulle, novelist (d. 1994)
• February 27 - Lawrence Durrell, poet and novelist
• March 12 - Kylie Tennant, novelist, dramatist and historian
• May 3 - May Sarton, American writer (d. 1995)
• May 16 - Studs Terkel, writer and broadcaster
• May 20 - J. L. Carr, novelist and publisher
• May 27 - John Cheever, writer (d. 1982)
• May 29 - Pamela Hansford Johnson, poet, novelist and critic, and wife of C. P. Snow
• June 20 - Anthony Buckeridge, children's author
• June 29 - John Toland, Pulitzer-winning historian and biographer
• July 6 - Heinrich Harrer, explorer and author (Seven Years in Tibet)
• July 14 - Northrop Frye, critic
• September 12 - J. F. Hendry, poet
• November 24 - Garson Kanin, dramatist and screenwriter
• November 26 - Eugène Ionesco, playwright (d. 1994)
• date unknown - George Mikes, humorist
• date unknown - Monica Edwards, children's author
• date unknown - Francis Durbridge, dramatist

January 7 is the 7th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 - September 28, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters. ... A cartoon is any of several forms of art, with varied meanings that evolved from one to another. ... 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 14 is the 14th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Barbara Wertheim Tuchman (January 30, 1912 – February 6, 1989) was an American historian and author. ... 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Roy Broadbent Fuller (11 February 1912 – 27 September 1991) was an English writer, known mostly as a poet. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ronald Frederick Delderfield (February 12, 1912 - June 24, 1972) was a popular British novelist and dramatist, many of whose works have been adapted for television and are still widely read. ... 1972 was a leap year that started on a Saturday. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Science fiction and fantasy author Andre Alice Norton (February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005) was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Pierre Boulle (February 20, 1912 - January 30, 1994) was a French novelist. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... February 27 is the 58th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lawrence Durrell (February 27, 1912 – November 7, 1990) was a British novelist, poet, dramatist, and travel writer, though he resisted affiliation with Britain and preferred to be considered cosmopolitan. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in Leap years). ... Kylie Tennant (b. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... May Sarton (May 3, 1912-1995) was an American poet, novelist, and memoirist born in Wondelgem, Belgium. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 16 is the 136th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (137th in leap years). ... Photo of Studs Terkel by Robert Birnbaum Louis Studs Terkel (born May 16, 1912) is a United States writer and broadcaster. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Joseph Lloyd Carr (May 20, 1912–February 26, 1994), who often called himself Jim or even James, was an English novelist, publisher, teacher, and eccentric. ... May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... John Cheever (May 27, 1912–June 18, 1982) was a American novelist and masterful short story writer. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 29 is the 149th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (150th in leap years). ... Pamela Hansford Snow, Baroness Snow (29 May 1912–18 June 1981), usually known by her maiden name as Pamela Hansford Johnson , was an English poet, novelist, playwright, literary and social critic. ... C. P. Snow, born Charles Percy Snow, (1905-1980) was a scientist and novelist. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... Anthony Malcolm Buckeridge OBE (June 20, 1912 - June 28, 2004) was an English author, best known for his Jennings and Rex Milligan series of childrens books. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... John Toland is also the name of a British philosopher (d. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Heinrich Harrer Heinrich Harrer (born July 6, 1912 in Hüttenberg) is an Austrian mountaineer. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... Herman Northrop Frye (July 14, 1912 - January 23, 1991) was a Canadian literary critic, one of the most distinguished of the 20th century. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... James Findlay Hendry (12 September 1912 – 17 December 1986) was a Scottish poet known also as an editor and writer. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Garson Kanin (November 24, 1912 – March 13, 1999) was an American writer and director of plays and films. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eugène Ionesco - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... George Mikes (1912--1987) was a Hungarian-born British author, most famous for his commentaries on various countries, starting from his first book How to be an alien which poked gentle fun at the English, including a one-line chapter on sex: Continental people have sex lives; the English have... Monica Edwards (born Monica le Doux Newton in 1912, died January 18, 1998) was an English childrens writer of the rural, middle-class school which dominated mainstream British childrens literature of the mid-20th Century, but was far superior to many of her contemporaries. ... Francis Henry Durbridge (25 November 1912 - April 11, 1998) was a British playwright and author born in Hull. ...

Deaths

• January 28 - Gustave de Molinari, economist
• March 1 - George Grossmith, co-author of Diary of a Nobody
• April 10 - Gabriel Monod, historian
• April 15 – Jacques Futrelle, American author, died on the RMS Titanic
• April 15 - William Thomas Stead, journalist, also on the Titanic
• April 20 - Bram Stoker, author
• May 14 - August Strindberg, dramatist
• July 20 - Andrew Lang, poet, novelist and critic
• August 29 - Theodor Gomperz, philosopher
• date unknown - James Allen, author of As a Man Thinketh
• date unknown - Hafiz Ibrahim, Egyptian poet

January 28 is the 28th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Gustave de Molinari (March 3, 1819 - January 28, 1912) was a Belgian-born economist associated with the French économistes, a group of laissez-faire liberals. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... George Grossmith, as illustrated in The Idler magazine, 1897 George Grossmith (December 7, 1847 - March 1, 1912) was an English actor and comic writer, best remembered for his work with Gilbert & Sullivan. ... Diary of a Nobody, an English comic novel written by the brothers George and Weedon Grossmith, first appeared in the magazine Punch in 1892. ... April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Gabriel Monod (March 7, 1844 - 1912) was a French historian, the nephew of Adolphe Monod. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... Jacques Heath Futrelle (April 9, 1875 - April 15, 1912), born in Pike County, Georgia, was an American writer. ... The New York Herald reports the disaster. ... April 15 is the 105th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (106th in leap years). ... William Thomas Stead (July 5, 1849 - April 15, 1912), English journalist, was born at Embleton, Northumberland, the son of a Congregational minister. ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847–April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg   {{{2}}}? (January 22, 1849 – May 14, 1912) was a Swedish writer, playwright and painter. ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Andrew Lang (March 31, 1844 - July 20, 1912) was a prolific Scots poet, novelist, and literary critic but is best known as the collector of folk and fairy tales. ... August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. ... Theodor Gomperz (March 29, 1832 - August 29, 1912), German philosopher and classical scholar, was born at Brünn. ... James Allen was born in Leicester, England in 1864. ... Hafiz Ibrahim (1871 - 1912) was an Egyptian poet. ...

Awards

• Nobel Prize for Literature: Nils Gustaf Dalén