The year 1884 in literature involved some significant new books.
Events
New books
New drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
Deaths
- January 11 - Hermann Ulrici, philosopher
- March 10 - William Blanchard Jerrold, journalist
- March 24 - François Mignet, historian
- April 5 - John Wisden, originator of the Cricketers' Almanack
- April 6 - Emanuel Geibel, poet
- April 11 - Charles Reade, English writer
- May 27 - Caroline Dexter, feminist writer
- May 28 - Joseph d'Haussonville, historian
- June 10 - Johann Gustav Droysen, historian
- October 16 - Paul Lacroix, novelist and journalist
- October 19 - Karl Hillebrand, literary historian and philosopher
- November 6 - William Wells Brown, African-American writer
- date unknown
Awards
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