1897 in literature

Events

• January 2 - Newspapers in London, England erroneously report the death of Mark Twain. It is believed that the rumors began when Twain's cousin had become ill. Twain makes his famous statement "the report of my death was an exaggeration."

New Books

• The Beth Book[?] - Sarah Grand[?]
• Captains Courageous - Rudyard Kipling
• The Christian[?] - Hall Caine
• Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand
• Dariel[?] - Richard Doddridge Blackmore[?]
• Dear Faustina[?] - Rhoda Broughton
• The Descendant[?] - Ellen Glasgow[?]
• Dracula - Bram Stoker
• The Evolution of the Idea of God[?] - Grant Allen
• The Invisible Man - H. G. Wells
• Jerome[?] - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman[?]
• Liza of Lambeth - W. Somerset Maugham
• The Nigger of the 'Narcissus'[?] - Joseph Conrad
• A Night in Acadie[?] - Kate Chopin
• What Maisie Knew[?] - Henry James
• The Whirlpool[?] - George Gissing[?]
• The Wooing of Malkatoon[?] - Lew Wallace

Births

• September 25: William Faulkner

Deaths

• March 7 - Harriet Ann Jacobs[?], African-American writer
• June 25 - Margaret Oliphant[?], writer

Awards