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Overview of the events of 1902 in literature
Overview of the events of 1902 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1902 .
Events
The cover of the first trade edition
Early October –
Beatrix Potter 's self-illustrated children's book
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (originally published privately a year earlier) appears in its first trade edition with
Frederick Warne & Co in London. It sells 28,000 copies by the end of the year.
[7]
October 5 – Thousands attend the funeral of the French novelist
Émile Zola at the
Cimetière de Montmartre , Paris. They include
Alfred Dreyfus , given special permission by Mme Zola to attend.
[8]
November 4 –
J. M. Barrie 's comedy
The Admirable Crichton is first performed, at the
Duke of York's Theatre in London, starring
H. B. Irving ,
Henry Kemble and
Irene Vanbrugh . It runs for 828 performances.
December 5 –
Leo Tolstoy 's drama
The Power of Darkness («Власть тьмы», Vlast' t'my , written in
1886 ) has its Russian-language première at the
Moscow Art Theatre by
Konstantin Stanislavski with some success, although Stanislavski is self-critical.
[9]
December 18 –
Maxim Gorky 's drama
The Lower Depths – Scenes from Russian Life («На дне», Na dne ) is first performed, at the Moscow Art Theatre, as a first major success for
Konstantin Stanislavsky as director and star.
unknown date – The poet
Ștefan Petică 's cycle Fecioara în alb is published, marking a maturing of
Romanian Symbolism .
[10]
New books
Fiction
Children and young people
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
January 1 -
Muhammad Zaki Abd al-Qadir , Egyptian journalist and writer (d. 1981)
[22]
January 5 –
Stella Gibbons , English novelist (died
1989 )
January 20 –
Nazim Hikmet , Turkish lyricist and dramatist (died
1963 )
January 30 –
Nikolaus Pevsner , German-born architectural historian (died
1983 )
February 1 –
Langston Hughes , African-American poet and novelist (died
1967 )
February 16 –
Ion Călugăru , Romanian novelist, short story writer and journalist (died
1956 )
February 19 –
Kay Boyle , American writer, educator and political activist (died
1992 )
February 27 –
John Steinbeck , American novelist and journalist (died
1968 )
March 10 –
Stefan Inglot , Polish historian (died
1994 )
March 29 –
Marcel Aymé , French novelist and short-story writer (died
1967 )
[23]
April 2 –
Jan Tschichold , German-born typographer (died
1974 )
April 6 –
Julien Torma , French poet and dramatist (died
1933 )
April 9 –
Lord David Cecil , English literary critic and biographer (died
1986 )
April 23 –
Halldór Laxness , Icelandic novelist (died
1998 )
[24]
June 5 –
Hugo Huppert , Austrian poet, writer and translator (died
1982 )
July 10 –
Nicolás Guillén , Afro-Cuban poet (died
1989 )
July 8 –
Gwendolyn B. Bennett , African American writer and artist (died
1981 )
July 27 -
Yaroslav Halan , Ukrainian playwright, translator, and publicist (died
1949 )
August 15 –
Katharine Brush , American short story writer (died
1952 )
August 16 –
Georgette Heyer , English novelist (died
1974 )
[25]
August 19 –
Ogden Nash , American poet and humorist (died
1971 )
[26]
August 24
September 21 –
Luis Cernuda , Spanish poet (died
1963 )
September 25 –
Ernst von Salomon , German writer (died
1972 )
October 13 –
Arna Bontemps , African American poet (died
1973 )
October 23 –
Dadie Rylands (George Rylands), English Shakespeare scholar (died
1999 )
October 26 –
Beryl Markham (Beryl Clutterbuck), English-born Kenyan adventurer and memoirist (died
1986 )
October 31 –
Carlos Drummond de Andrade , Brazilian poet (died
1987 )
November 1 –
Nordahl Grieg , Norwegian poet and author (killed in action
1943 )
November 2
November 29 –
Carlo Levi , Italian writer (died
1975 )
December 7 –
N. Crevedia , Romanian poet, novelist and journalist (died
1978 )
December 11 –
Dan Simonescu , Romanian literary historian and bibliographer (died
1993 )
December 20 –
Jolán Földes , Hungarian novelist and playwright (died
1963 )
[27]
Deaths
Émile Zola in 1902
January 7 –
Wilhelm Hertz , German poet and translator (born
1835 )
April 6 –
Gleb Uspensky , Russian writer (born
1843 )
[28]
April 20 –
Frank R. Stockton , American writer and humorist (born
1834 )
April 21 –
Ethna Carbery , Irish poet (born
1866 )
[29]
April 27 –
Nancy H. Adsit , American art lecturer, art educator, and writer of art literature (born
1825 )[
citation needed ]
May 5 –
Bret Harte , American author and poet (born
1836 )
[30]
May 6
May 17/18 —
Harriet Abbott Lincoln Coolidge , American philanthropist, author and reformer (b.
1849 )
June 10 –
Jacint Verdaguer , Catalan poet (born
1845 )
[32]
June 18 –
Samuel Butler , English novelist (born
1835 )
[33]
July 10 –
Annie French Hector (pseudonym Mrs Alexander), Irish-born novelist (born
1825 )
August 31
August 31
September 11 –
Ernst Dümmler , German historian (born
1830 )
[35]
September 19 –
Masaoka Shiki (正岡 子規), Japanese haiku poet (born
1867 )
[36]
September 29
October 7 –
George Rawlinson , English historian (born
1812 )
October 13 –
John George Bourinot , Canadian historian (born
1836 )
October 25 –
Frank Norris , American novelist (peritonitis, born
1870 )
[39]
October 31 –
Cornélie Huygens , Dutch writer, social democrat and feminist (born
1848 )
[40]
November 16 –
G. A. Henty , English historical novelist (born
1832 )
[41]
December 26 –
Mary Hartwell Catherwood , American author and poet (born
1849 )
[42]
Awards
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