1900 in literature

Events

• Sister Carrie by Theodore Dreiser is published. In 2001, the book would be one of two books by Dreiser named to the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

• Jack London's novel Call of the Wild[?] is published. In 2001, the book would be listed as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

• Lord Jim[?] by Joseph Conrad is published. In 2001, the book would be one of four books by Conrad to be on the list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century as selected by the editorial board of the American Modern Library.

New Books

• Baa Baa, Black Sheep[?] - Rudyard Kipling
• Call of the Wild[?] - Jack London
• Eleanor - Mary Augusta Ward
• Il Fuoco[?] (The Flame of Life) - Gabriele D'Annunzio
• The Heart's Highway[?] - Mary E. Wilkins Freeman[?]
• The Infidel[?] - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
• Lord Jim[?] - Joseph Conrad
• The Master Christian[?] - Marie Corelli
• Monsieur Beaucaire[?] - Booth Tarkington
• Sister Carrie - Theodore Dreiser
• Three Men on the Bummel[?] - Jerome K. Jerome
• Whilomville Stories[?] - Stephen Crane
• The Wonderful Wizard of Oz - L. Frank Baum

Births

• June 29 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, writer (+ 1944)
• September 7 - Taylor Caldwell, author

Deaths

• January 20 - Richard Doddridge Blackmore[?], author
• June 5 - Stephen Crane
• August 25 - Friedrich Nietzsche

Awards