Home > 1852 in literature

1 Events

• Alexandre Dumas, fils writes his drama, La Dame aux camélias .
• Pierre Larousse founded his publishing house in Paris, France

2 New Books

• Basil: A Story of Modern Life - Wilkie Collins
• The Blithedale Romance - Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Canadian Crusoes - Catharine Parr Traill
• The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte - Karl Marx
• Eoline - Caroline Lee Hentz
• Henry Esmond - William Makepeace Thackeray
• Marcus Warland - Caroline Lee Hentz
• Pierre - Herman Melville
• Queechy - Susan Bogert Warner
• Roughing It in the Bush - Susanna MoodieSusanna Moodie (born Susanna Strickland ( December 6, 1803 April 8, 1885) was a British author who wrote about her experiences as a settler in Canada. She was the younger sister of Catharine Parr Traill, and both were educated by their parents. She wrote
• Three Years in Europe - William Wells Brown
• Uncle Tom's CabinSimon Legree menaces Uncle Tom Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe which has slavery as one of its main themes. Many writers have credited this novel with doing much to inflame the passions of Northerners to work for the abolition of sla - Harriet Beecher StoweHarriet Beecher Stowe ( June 14, 1811 July 1, 1896) was an abolitionist, and writer of more than 10 books, the most famous being Uncle Tom's Cabin which describes life in slavery, and which was first published in serial form from 1851 to 1852 in an abolit

3 Births

• February 24February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 310 days remaining, 311 in leap years. By Roman custom February 24 is the day added to a leap year, and the occurrence of February 29 is merely a consequence of this. Events 303 - George A. Moore, writer (+ 1933Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s Years: 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 See also 1933 in aviation 1933 in film 1933 in literature 1933 in mu)
• October 31October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. Events 475 Romulus Augustus was proclaimed Roman Emperor. 1517 Protestant Reformation: Martin Luther posts his 95 theses on the door of the Wi - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, writer (+ 1930)
• Edwin Austin Abbey - author