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See also: 1812 in literature, other events of 1813, 1814 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

• Robert Southey (1774-1843) becomes UK Poet Laureate.
• Remorse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge has a successful run at Drury Lane

New Books

• The Daughter-in-Law[?] - Barbara Hofland[?]
• Life of Nelson[?] - Robert Southey
• The Monastery of St. Columb[?] - Regina Maria Roche[?]
• Mortimer Hall[?] - Elizabeth Thomas[?]
• Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
• A Short Account of a Remarkable Aerial Voyage and Discovery of a New Planet[?] - Willem Bilderdijk[?]

Births

• January 23 - Charles Harpur[?], Australian poet (+ 1868)
• February 11 - Otto Ludwig[?], German novelist/playwright (+ 1865)
• Harriet Ann Jacobs[?], American writer (+ 1897)

Deaths

• November 12 - Jean de Crevecoeur, French/American writer

Awards