Literary Events

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    the american revolution

    The war against britain to break away and form a new country
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    Literary Events

  • William blake publishes songs of innocence

    William blake publishes songs of innocence
    It is an illustrated collection of poems by William Blake.
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    The french revolution

    France fought against the goverment to over throw them.
  • Charlesand mary lamb publish tales from shakespeare

    Charlesand mary lamb publish tales from shakespeare
    It was a childrens book for children.
  • Brothers grimm begin to publish grimms fairy talse

    Brothers grimm begin to publish grimms fairy talse
    A book of German fairy tales published in 1812.
  • janes austen publishes pride and prejudice

    janes austen publishes pride and prejudice
    The story is about the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England.
  • united states declares war on great britian

    united states declares war on great britian
    The unites states delcared war to gain independence from great britain.
  • noah webster publishes an american dictionary of the english language

    noah webster publishes an american dictionary of the english language
    Noah Webster was a lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and prolific author.
  • victor hugo publishes the hunchback of notre dame

    victor hugo publishes the hunchback of notre dame
    it is a novel by Victor Hugo published in 1831. The French title refers to the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, on which the story is centered, and is a metaphor for Esmeralda, the main character of the story
  • Slavery is abolished in british empire

    Slavery is abolished in british empire
    The act was abolishing slavery throughout the British Empire (with the exceptions "of the Territories in the Possession of the East India Company,