1805 in literature
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The year 1805 in literature involved some significant events and new books.
Events
- Samuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor ColeridgeSamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the Romantic Movement in England and a member of the Lake Poets. He is probably best known for his poems The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Kubla...
appointed Acting Public Secretary in Malta. - Jacob GrimmJacob GrimmJacob Ludwig Carl Grimm was a German philologist, jurist and mythologist. He is best known as the discoverer of Grimm's Law, the author of the monumental Deutsches Wörterbuch, the author of Deutsche Mythologie and, more popularly, as one of the Brothers Grimm, as the editor of Grimm's Fairy...
is invited to Paris as an assistant to Friedrich Karl von Savigny.
New books
- Eugenia de Acton - The Nuns of the Desert
- Hosea BallouHosea BallouHosea Ballou was an American Universalist clergyman and theological writer.-Biography:Hosea Ballou was born in Richmond, New Hampshire, to a family of Huguenot origin...
- A Treatise on Atonement - Sophie Ristaud CottinSophie Ristaud CottinSophie Cottin was a French writer whose novels were popular in the 19th century, and were translated into several different languages.-Biography:...
- The Saracen - Charlotte DacreCharlotte DacreCharlotte Dacre was an English author of Gothic novels.Most references to her today are under the name Charlotte Dacre, but she first wrote under the pseudonym Rosa Matilda, and later adopted a second pseudonym to tease and confuse her critics...
- Confessions of the Nun of St. Omer - Robert Charles Dallas - The Morlands
- Denis DiderotDenis DiderotDenis Diderot was a French philosopher, art critic, and writer. He was a prominent person during the Enlightenment and is best known for serving as co-founder and chief editor of and contributor to the Encyclopédie....
- Rameau's NephewRameau's NephewRameau's Nephew, or the Second Satire is an imaginary philosophical conversation written by Denis Diderot, probably between 1761 and 1772.... - Maria EdgeworthMaria EdgeworthMaria Edgeworth was a prolific Anglo-Irish writer of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe...
- The Modern Griselda - Elizabeth HelmeElizabeth HelmeElizabeth Helme was an English novelist and translator of the 18th century.She was born in County Durham, but her maiden name is not known. The family moved to London, where she met William Helme, who became her husband. They had five children. One of their daughters, Elizabeth Somerville, was...
:- The Chronicles of Christabelle de Mowbray
- The Pilgrims of the Cross
- William Henry IrelandWilliam Henry IrelandWilliam Henry Ireland was an English forger of would-be Shakespearean documents and plays. He is less well-known as a poet, writer of gothic novels and histories...
:- The Confessions of William Henry Ireland
- Gondez the Monk
- Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of LiverpoolRobert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of LiverpoolRobert Banks Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool KG PC was a British politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since the Union with Ireland in 1801. He was 42 years old when he became premier in 1812 which made him younger than all of his successors to date...
- Treatise on the Coins of the Realm - Ellis Cornelia KnightEllis Cornelia KnightEllis Cornelia Knight was a writer and painter who socialized with many of the notable personalities of the late reign of George III: Horatio Nelson, Lord and Lady Hamilton, the Prince Regent, the Princess of Wales, and the Princess Charlotte....
- Description of Latium or La Campagna di Roma - Matthew Gregory LewisMatthew Gregory LewisMatthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk.-Family:...
- The Bravo of Venice - Mary MeekeMary MeekeMary Meeke was a prolific author of around 30 novels published by the Minerva Press during the early 19th century, and is believed to have died in October 1816....
- The Wonder of the Village - Anna Maria PorterAnna Maria PorterAnna Maria Porter , poet, novelist and sister of Jane Porter, was born in the Bailey in Durham, the posthumous child of William Porter , who had served as an army surgeon for 23 years. He is buried in St Oswald's church, Durham....
- A Sailor's Friendship, and A Soldier's Love - Catherine SeldenCatherine SeldenCatherine Selden was a Gothic novelist of the early 19th century.She wrote seven novels. Her first was The English Nun , written in imitation of Diderot...
- Villa Nova - Richard Sickelmore – Rashleigh Abbey
- Mercy Otis WarrenMercy Otis WarrenMercy Otis Warren was a political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution. In the eighteenth century, topics such as politics and war were thought to be the province of men. Few women had the education or training to write about these subjects. Warren was the exception...
- History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American RevolutionHistory of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American RevolutionHistory of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution is a book by Mercy Otis Warren. It was published in three volumes, totalling 1,317 pages. Her magnum opus, the book covers the whole Revolutionary period, from the Stamp Act to the events leading to the writing and... - William Frederick Williams - The Witcheries of Craig Isaf
- Sophia Woodfall - The Child of the Abbey
- R. P. M. Yorke - My Master's Secret
- Mary Julia Young - The Witches of Glenshiel
New drama
- Alexandre-Vincent Pineux DuvalAlexandre-Vincent Pineux DuvalAlexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval was a French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor, theatre manager...
- Le Menuisier de Livonie - Adam Gottlob OehlenschlägerAdam Gottlob OehlenschlägerAdam Gottlob Oehlenschläger was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature.-Biography:He was born in Vesterbro, then a suburb of Copenhagen, on 14 November 1779...
- Hakon Jarl
Poetry
- Ivan PninIvan PninIvan Petrovich Pnin was a Russian poet and political writer. In accordance with Russian Illegitimacy custom, Pnin's surname was the abbreviation of that of his father, Prince Nicholas Repnin....
- God - Sir Walter ScottWalter ScottSir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet, popular throughout much of the world during his time....
- The Lay of the Last MinstrelThe Lay of the Last Minstrel"The Lay of the Last Minstrel" is a long narrative poem by Walter Scott. -Overview:... - Sir Martin Archer SheeMartin Archer SheeSir Martin Archer Shee RA was a British portrait painter and president of the Royal Academy.-Biography:...
- Rhymes on Art - Robert SoutheyRobert SoutheyRobert Southey was an English poet of the Romantic school, one of the so-called "Lake Poets", and Poet Laureate for 30 years from 1813 to his death in 1843...
- Madoc
Births
- February 4 - William Harrison AinsworthWilliam Harrison AinsworthWilliam Harrison Ainsworth was an English historical novelist born in Manchester. He trained as a lawyer, but the legal profession held no attraction for him. While completing his legal studies in London he met the publisher John Ebers, at that time manager of the King's Theatre, Haymarket...
, novelist (+ 1882) - April 2 - Hans Christian AndersenHans Christian AndersenHans Christian Andersen was a Danish author, fairy tale writer, and poet noted for his children's stories. These include "The Steadfast Tin Soldier," "The Snow Queen," "The Little Mermaid," "Thumbelina," "The Little Match Girl," and "The Ugly Duckling."...
, writer (+ 1875) - July 29 - Alexis de TocquevilleAlexis de TocquevilleAlexis-Charles-Henri Clérel de Tocqueville was a French political thinker and historian best known for his Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution . In both of these works, he explored the effects of the rising equality of social conditions on the individual and the state in...
, writer (+ 1859) - August 29 - Frederick Maurice, theologian and novelist
- September 19 - John Stevens Cabot AbbottJohn Stevens Cabot AbbottJohn Stevens Cabot Abbott , an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick, Maine to Jacob and Betsey Abbott.-Early life:...
, historian - December 23 - Joseph Smith, Jr., founder and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Deaths
- March 29 - Jean ElliotJean ElliotJean Elliot , also known as Jane Elliot, was a Scottish poet, and the third daughter of Sir Gilbert Elliot of Minto, Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland....
, Scottish poet - May 9 - Friedrich SchillerFriedrich SchillerJohann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller was a German poet, philosopher, historian, and playwright. During the last seventeen years of his life , Schiller struck up a productive, if complicated, friendship with already famous and influential Johann Wolfgang von Goethe...
, German playwright - May 25 - William PaleyWilliam PaleyWilliam Paley was a British Christian apologist, philosopher, and utilitarian. He is best known for his exposition of the teleological argument for the existence of God in his work Natural Theology, which made use of the watchmaker analogy .-Life:Paley was Born in Peterborough, England, and was...
, philosopher - June 18 - Arthur MurphyArthur MurphyArthur Murphy , also known by the pseudonym Charles Ranger, was an Irish writer.-Biography:He was born at Cloonyquin, County Roscommon, Ireland, the son of Richard Murphy and Jane French....
, who wrote as "Charles Ranger" - July 27 - Brian MerrimanBrian MerrimanBrian Merriman or in Irish Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre was an Irish language poet and teacher. His single surviving work of substance, the 1000-line long Cúirt An Mheán Oíche is widely regarded as the greatest comic poem in the history of Irish literature.-Merriman's life:Merriman appears to have...
, Irish language poet - August 3 - Christopher AnsteyChristopher AnsteyChristopher Anstey was an English writer and poet.Anstey was the son of Dr. Anstey, a wealthy clergyman, the rector of Brinkley where he was born. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, where he distinguished himself for his Latin verses. He became a fellow of his college...
, poet - September 3 - Johann Martin AbeleJohann Martin AbeleJohann Martin Abele was a German publisher.Abele was born in Darmstadt. He acquired his doctorate in law from the university of Göttingen and began to hold lectures there. In 1779 he was offered the position of town syndic in Kempten. He held different positions in civil service until the...
, publisher - date unknown - Anna Hammar-RosénAnna Hammar-RosénAnna Hammar-Rosén was a Swedish newspaper office editor. She managed a popular paper in Gothenburg between 1773 and 1795 and is believed to be Sweden's first female newspaper editor....
, publisher (b. 1735)