1862 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1862.

Events

February - Ivan Turgenev's novel Fathers and Sons (Отцы и дети (old spelling Отцы и дѣти), Ottsy i dety, literally "Fathers and Children") is published by Russkiy Vestnik in Moscow.

March 30 or 31 - The first two volumes of Victor Hugo's epic historical novel Les Misérables are published in Brussels followed on April 3 by Paris publication, with the remaining volumes following on May 15.

April 6 - Two months after joining the staff of General William Babcock Hazen, Ambrose Bierce participates in the Battle of Shiloh, later the subject of a memoir. Among those on the opposite side is future journalist and explorer Henry Morton Stanley, who will also record his experiences.

June - Nikolai Chernyshevsky is imprisoned in Saint Petersburg and begins his novel What Is To Be Done?

June 4 - Henry Morton Stanley, now a "Galvanized Yankee", joins the Union Army; he is discharged 18 days later because of illness.

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