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| + | "And [[Darkness]] and [[Decay]] and the Red Death held illimitable dominion over all." --"[[The Masque of the Red Death]] (1842) - Edgar Allan Poe | ||
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| + | [[Image:Richard Dadd - Come unto These Yellow Sands.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Come unto These Yellow Sands]]'' ([[1842]]) by [[Richard Dadd]]. Images of nude and semi-nude [[fairies]] dancing in rings became popular during the Victorian era.]] | ||
| [[Image:Charles Jalabert, Odalisque, 1842..jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Odalisque]]'' ([[1842]]) by [[Charles Jalabert]]]] | [[Image:Charles Jalabert, Odalisque, 1842..jpg|thumb|right|200px|''[[Odalisque]]'' ([[1842]]) by [[Charles Jalabert]]]] | ||
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| - | + | '''1842''' (MDCCCXLII) is the 1842nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 842nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the [[1840s]] decade. | |
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| == Art and culture == | == Art and culture == | ||
| *[[Charles Baudelaire]] inherits his father's fortune | *[[Charles Baudelaire]] inherits his father's fortune | ||
| *Charles Baudelaire meets [[Jeanne Duval]] | *Charles Baudelaire meets [[Jeanne Duval]] | ||
| + | *The term ''[[Dinosauria]]'' is coined. | ||
| + | *The first issue of the [[The Illustrated London News]] is published. | ||
| - | *''[[Gaspard de la nuit]]'' by Aloysius Bertrand first published posthumously | + | ===New books and short stories=== |
| *"[[The Quadroons]]", a short story by Lydia Marie Child on the tragic mulatto trope | *"[[The Quadroons]]", a short story by Lydia Marie Child on the tragic mulatto trope | ||
| - | *''[[Dead Souls]]'' and ''[[The Overcoat]]'' by Gogol | ||
| *"[[The Black Spider]]" by Jeremias Gotthelf | *"[[The Black Spider]]" by Jeremias Gotthelf | ||
| *"[[The Mystery of Marie Roget]]" by Poe | *"[[The Mystery of Marie Roget]]" by Poe | ||
| *''[[The Masque of the Red Death]]'' by Edgar Allan Poe | *''[[The Masque of the Red Death]]'' by Edgar Allan Poe | ||
| - | *On [[May 14]]th 1842, the first issue of the [[Illustrated London News]] was published. | + | *''[[Gaspard de la nuit]]'' by Aloysius Bertrand first published posthumously |
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| - | ==New books== | + | |
| - | *[[Honoré de Balzac]] - ''[[The Black Sheep]]'' | + | |
| *[[Edward George Bulwer-Lytton]] -''[[Zanoni]]'' | *[[Edward George Bulwer-Lytton]] -''[[Zanoni]]'' | ||
| *[[Nikolai Gogol]] | *[[Nikolai Gogol]] | ||
| **''[[Dead Souls]]'' | **''[[Dead Souls]]'' | ||
| **''[[The Overcoat]]'' | **''[[The Overcoat]]'' | ||
| - | *[[Victor Hugo]] - ''[[Le Rhin]]'' | + | *[[Eugène Sue]] - ''[[The Mysteries of Paris]]'' |
| - | *[[George Sand]] - ''[[Consuelo]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[Eugène Sue]] - ''[[Les Mystères de Paris]]'' | + | |
| - | ==Poetry== | + | ===Poetry=== |
| *[[Robert Browning]] - ''[[Dramatic Lyrics]]'' | *[[Robert Browning]] - ''[[Dramatic Lyrics]]'' | ||
| - | *[[Alfred Tennyson]] - ''[[Locksley Hall]]'' | ||
| - | ==Non-fiction== | + | ===Non-fiction=== |
| *[[Charles Dickens]] - ''[[American Notes]]'' | *[[Charles Dickens]] - ''[[American Notes]]'' | ||
| *[[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] - ''[[The Transcendentalist]]'' | *[[Ralph Waldo Emerson]] - ''[[The Transcendentalist]]'' | ||
| - | *[[Henry David Thoreau]] - ''[[A Walk to Wachusett]]'' | ||
| == Births == | == Births == | ||
| * [[January 11]] - [[William James]], American psychologist and philosopher (d. [[1910]]) | * [[January 11]] - [[William James]], American psychologist and philosopher (d. [[1910]]) | ||
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| *[[March 23]] - [[Stendhal]], French writer (b. [[1783]]) | *[[March 23]] - [[Stendhal]], French writer (b. [[1783]]) | ||
| *[[July 28]] - [[Clemens Brentano]], German poet (b. [[1778]]) | *[[July 28]] - [[Clemens Brentano]], German poet (b. [[1778]]) | ||
| + | *[[September 4]] - [[Peter Fendi]], German artist (b. [[1796]]) | ||
| *[[November 17]] - [[John Varley (painter)|John Varley]], watercolour painter | *[[November 17]] - [[John Varley (painter)|John Varley]], watercolour painter | ||
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Image:Richard Dadd - Come unto These Yellow Sands.jpg
Come unto These Yellow Sands (1842) by Richard Dadd. Images of nude and semi-nude fairies dancing in rings became popular during the Victorian era.
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1842 (MDCCCXLII) is the 1842nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 842nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 42nd year of the 19th century, and the 3rd year of the 1840s decade.
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Art and culture
- Charles Baudelaire inherits his father's fortune
- Charles Baudelaire meets Jeanne Duval
- The term Dinosauria is coined.
- The first issue of the The Illustrated London News is published.
New books and short stories
- "The Quadroons", a short story by Lydia Marie Child on the tragic mulatto trope
- "The Black Spider" by Jeremias Gotthelf
- "The Mystery of Marie Roget" by Poe
- The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allan Poe
- Gaspard de la nuit by Aloysius Bertrand first published posthumously
- Edward George Bulwer-Lytton -Zanoni
- Nikolai Gogol
- Eugène Sue - The Mysteries of Paris
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
- January 11 - William James, American psychologist and philosopher (d. 1910)
- February 25 - Karl May, German writer (d. 1912)
- March 18 - Stéphane Mallarmé, French poet (d. 1898)
- June 24 - Ambrose Bierce , American writer (d. 1914)
- October 1 - Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888)
- December 9 - Peter Kropotkin, Russian anarchist (d. 1921)
Deaths
- March 23 - Stendhal, French writer (b. 1783)
- July 28 - Clemens Brentano, German poet (b. 1778)
- September 4 - Peter Fendi, German artist (b. 1796)
- November 17 - John Varley, watercolour painter
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