1851 in literature
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See also: 1850 in literature, other events of 1851, 1852 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- November 14 - Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick is published for the first time.
New books
- The House of the Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Lavengro - George Henry Borrow
- Moby Dick - Herman Melville
- La Vie de Boheme - Henri Murger
- Une Vieille Maltresse - Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly
- The Watcher - Sheridan Le Fanu
Births
- June 11 - Mary Augusta Ward, author (+ 1920)
Deaths
- Abigail Mott, writer
- February 1 - Mary Shelley, author
- February 23 - Joanna Baillie, Scottish poet, dramatist
- September 14 - James Fenimore Cooper, writer