1838 in literature
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George Sand in 1838
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1838 in literature
…July 12 – John Jamieson, Scottish lexicographer (born 1759) August 24 – Ferenc Kölcsey, Hungarian poet and critic (born 1790) September 9 – Emma Jane Greenland, English painter, writer (born 1760 or 1761…
This 1802 caricature of a couple reading Matthew Lewis's The Monk in the water closet satirizes readers of "horrid" (i.e. Gothic) novels. (Rijksmuseum)