1828 in literature
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See also: 1827 in literature, other events of 1828, 1829 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The first volume of John James Audubon's 10-volume The Birds of America is published.
- Noah Webster publishes his 70,000 word American Dictionary of the English Language.
New Books
- Africa Described, in Its Ancient and Present State - Barbara Hofland
- The Ambassador's Secretary - Jane Harvey
- The Collegians - Gerald Griffin
- The Fair Maid of Perth - Sir Walter Scott
- Italian Vengeance and English Forbearance - Selina Davenport
- De Lisle - Elizabeth Caroline Grey
- The Mummy! - Jane C. Loudon
- Rachel Dyer - John Neal
- The Red Barn - Robert Huish
- Ulrica of Saxony - Rosalia St. Clair
- Uncle Peregrine's Heiress - Anne Hatton
Births
- February 8 - Jules Verne (+ 1905)
- February 12 - George Meredith (+ 1909)
- April 4 - Margaret Oliphant (+ 1897)
- September 9 - Leo Tolstoy (+ 1910)
- May 12 - Dante Gabriel Rossetti (+ 1882)
Deaths
Awards
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "1828_in_literature" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1828_in_literature, used under the GNU Free Documentation License

