1805 in literature
Overview of the events of 1805 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1805.
Events
New books
Fiction
Children
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
Schiller on his deathbed – drawing by Ferdinand Jagemann
Deaths
- February 24 – Ralph Broome, English pamphleteer (born 1742)
- March 29 – Jean Elliot, Scottish poet (born 1727)
- May 9 – Friedrich Schiller, German playwright (born 1759)
- May 25 – William Paley, English philosopher (born 1743)
- June 18 – Arthur Murphy (Charles Ranger), Irish writer (born 1727)
- July 27 – Brian Merriman (Brian Mac Giolla Meidhre), Irish-language poet (born c. 1749)
- August 3 – Christopher Anstey, English poet (born 1724)
- Early September – Mary Deverell, English religious writer, essayist and poet (born 1731)
- September 3 – Johann Martin Abele, German publisher (born 1753)
- December 21 – Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, Portuguese poet (born 1765)[4]
- unknown dates
References
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