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1907 in literature
See also: 1906 in literature, other events of 1907, 1908 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- June 26 - Mark Twain receives an honorary doctorate of laws degree from Oxford University.
- The Secret Agent by Joseph Conrad is published.
New Books
- Benoni - André Billy
- The City of Pleasure - Arnold Bennett
- Dead Love Has Chains - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- The Hill of Dreams - Arthur Machen
- Kind Hearts and Coronets - Roy Horniman
- The Longest Journey - E. M. Forster
- Madame de Treymes - Edith Wharton
- My Lady Caprice - Jeffery Farnol
- Not George Washington - P. G. Wodehouse
- The Overman - Upton Sinclair
- The Secret Agent - Joseph Conrad
- The Seven Ages of Washington - Owen Wister
- The Shepherd of the Hills - Harold Bell Wright
- Songs of a Sourdough - (poetry) Robert Service
- The Tale of Tom Kitten - Beatrix Potter
Births
- February 1 - Günter Eich , lyricist (+ 1972)
- February 21 - W. H. Auden, English poet (+ 1973)
- May 13 - Daphne du Maurier, writer (+ 1989)
- July 7 - Robert Heinlein, author (+ 1988)
- August 28 - Rupert Hart-Davis, editor, publisher (+ 1999)
- September 23 - Pauline Réage, author (+ 1998)
- November 14 - Astrid Lindgren, Swedish author of children's books (+ 2002)
Deaths
- May 12 - Joris-Karl Huysmans, author
- July 17 - Hector Malot, author
- September 6 - Sully Prudhomme, 1st Nobel Prize winner
Awards
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