1808 in literature
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See also: 1807 in literature, other events of 1808, 1809 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- First part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic poem Faust is published
New books
- The Broken Jug (English translation) - Heinrich von Kleist
- Characters at Brighton - Anne Trelawney
- The Cottagers of Glenburnie - Elizabeth Hamilton
- Elective Affinities - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- The Husband and Wife - Elizabeth Thomas
- Lord Hubert of Arundel - Sophia Bouverie
- Marmion (poetry) - Sir Walter Scott
- The Northern Gallery - Francis Lathom
- Offspring of Mortimer - Anne Trelawney
- The Old Irish Baronet - Henrietta Rouviere Mosse
- St. Justin - Sophia Bouverie
- The Star of Fashion - Mary Julia Young
- Tankerville Family - Sarah Green
- Valley of Collares - R. P. M. Yorke
- The Wild Irish Boy - Charles Robert Maturin
- The Theory of the Four Movements - Charles Fourier
Births
- January 27 - David Strauss, German theologian and writer
- February 5 - Carl Spitzweg, German poet
- February 16 - Gustave Planche, French critic
- May 22 - Gérard de Nerval, French poet and translator
- June 17 - Henrik Wergeland, Norwegian poet
- June 28 - James Spedding, English author and editor
- November 2 - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, French novelist
- Solomon Northup, American memoirist
Deaths
- September 5 - John Home, Scottish poet
- September 13 - Saverio Bettinelli, Italian man of letters
- Melchiore Cesarotti, Italian poet