1839 in literature
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See also: 1838 in literature, other events of 1839, 1840 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New books
- The Charterhouse of Parma - Stendhal
- Deerbrook - Harriet Martineau
- Diary in America - Frederick Marryat
- Jack Sheppard - William Harrison Ainsworth
- Marianna - Jules Sandeau
- Nicholas Nickleby - Charles Dickens
- The Phantom Ship - Frederick Marryat
- The Voyage of the Beagle - Charles Darwin
Births
- February 22 - Francis Pharcellus Church, American editor and publisher (+ 1906)
- April 18 - Henry Kendall, Australian poet (+ 1882)
- June 21 - Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis, Brazilian poet and novelist (+ 1909)
- August 4 - Walter Horatio Pater, English writer (+ 1894)
- August 25 - Bret Harte (+ 1902)
Deaths
- April 11 - John Galt, novelist
- May 17 - Archibald Alison (Scottish author)
- May 21 - José María Heredia y Campuzano, Cuban poet
- September 4 - Hermann Olshausen, theologian
