Literary Events

  • The american Revolution

    The American Revolution was a political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break from the British Empire, combining to become the United States of America
  • Songs of Innocence

    William published songs of innocence It is a conceptual collection of 19 poems, engraved with artwork.
  • The French Revolution

    French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting impact on French history and more broadly throughout the world. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed within three years
  • A Vindication of the Rights of Women

    Mary Wollstonecraft critiques female educational restrictions
  • Tales from Shakespeare

    Charles and Mary Lamb published Tales of shakespear
  • Luddites Riot

    The Luddites were 19th-century English textile artisans who violently protested against the machinery introduced during the Industrial Revolution that made it possible to replace them with less-skilled, low-wage labourers, leaving them without work
  • Grimm's Fairytales

    Brother's Grimm Begin to publish Grimm's Fairytales
  • United States Declares war on Great Britian

    the United States declared war on Great as a result of numerous disputes between the two countries
  • Pride and Prejudice

    Jane Austen Published Pride and prejudice
  • Frankenstein

    Mary Shelley, Daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft, Publishes Frankenstein
  • Factory Acts

    one of a series of ineffective factory acts prohibits employment of children under 9.
  • An American Dictonary of the English Language

    Noah Webster Publishes An American Dictonary of the English Language
  • Charles Darwin's Expedition

    Charles Darwin serves as a naturalist on HMS Beagle during expedition along the coast of South America
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    Victor Hugo Publishes The Hunchback of Notre Dame
  • British Slavery is Abolished

    The british sighn a document that abolishes slavery