1813 in literature
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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
