1838 in literature

Events

• George Palmer Putnam[?] and John Wiley[?] form the book publishing and retail firm of Wiley & Putnam in New York City. It is the forerunner of GP Putnam & Sons[?].

New Books

• The Birds of America[?] - John James Audubon
• Ligeia[?] - Edgar Allan Poe
• The Lion of Flanders[?] - Hendrik Conscience[?]
• Mary Derwent[?] - Ann Sophia Stephens[?]
• Memoirs Ecrits par Lui Même[?] (final volume) - Casanova
• Munchausen[?] - Karl Immerman[?]
• The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym[?] - Edgar Allen Poe
• Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
• Rattling the Reefer[?] - Frederick Marryat with Edward Howard[?]
• Ruy Blas[?] - Victor Hugo

Births

• June 26 - Bankim Chatterjee[?] (+ 1894)

Deaths

Awards