This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1886.
1821 in literature
…Burton, English polymath (died 1890) March 20 – Ned Buntline (Edward Zane Carroll Judson Sr.), American publisher, dime novelist and publicist (died 1886) March 25 – Isabella Banks, English poet and novelist (died 1897…
Richard Mansfield in the dual roles of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde