Events First part of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's epic poem Faust is published New Books The Broken Jug - 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 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 Awards
