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William Blake publishes Songs of Innocence
Songs of Innocence and of Experience is an illustrated collection of poems by William Blake. A few first copies were printed and illuminated by William Blake himself in 1789 & five years later he bound these poems with a set of new poems in a volume titled Songs of Innocence and of Experience Showing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. -
Mary Wollstonecraft critiques female educational restrictions in A Vindication of the Rights of Women
Mary Wollstonecraft fought for the right to have education for women. She thought that women deserved the chance just as well as other people. -
Charles and Mary Lamb publish Tales from Shakespeare
Charles and Mary Lamb were brother and sister that started writing childrens stories that were called Tales from Shakespeare in the year 1807. -
English Artisans- Luddites
English artisans called Luddites riot and destroy textile machines, fearing that industrialism threatens their livelihoods. They thought that the new things coming into the world, were a threat to them. -
Brother's Grimm published Grimm's Fairytales
Grimm's Fairytales is a collection of German fairy tales first published in 1812 by the Grimm brothers, Jacob and Wilhelm. -
United States declares war on Great Britain
On June 12, 1812 the United States declared war on Great Britain. -
Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen publishes her best novel titled Pride & Prejudice. This novel is about a woman meeting a man and their journey through life back when society wasn't that great. -
Mary Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft's daugher
Mary Shelley, the daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft publishes Frankenstein in 1818. -
Noah Webster publishes An American Dictionary of the English Language
In 1828 Noah Webster publishes the first American dictionary of the English language at the age of 70 years old. -
Victor Hugo publishes The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Hunchback of Notre Dame was published in 1831 by Victor Hugo and was named after a Cathedral in Paris.
