1813 in literature

See also: 1812 in literature, other events of 1813, 1814 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Robert Southey (1774-1843) becomes UK Poet Laureate.
• Remorse by Samuel Taylor Coleridge has a successful run at Drury Lane

New Books

• The Daughter-in-Law - Barbara Hofland
• Life of Nelson - Robert Southey
• The Monastery of St. Columb - Regina Maria Roche
• Mortimer Hall - Elizabeth Thomas
• Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
• A Short Account of a Remarkable Aerial Voyage and Discovery of a New Planet - Willem Bilderdijk

Births

• January 23 - Charles Harpur, Australian poet (+ 1868)
• February 11 - Otto Ludwig, German novelist/playwright (+ 1865)
• Harriet Ann Jacobs, American writer (+ 1897)

Deaths

• November 12 - Jean de Crevecoeur, French/American writer
• unknown date - Henry James Pye, Poet Laureate of Britain

Awards

• None listed