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Orlando includes short event entries, freestanding and embedded in author profiles, about moments and processes relevant to literary history and organized into four categories: Women writers, Writing Climate, Political Climate, and Social Climate. Explore the timelines by searching for date(s) and/or words or phrases associated with them.

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Anna Maria Hall: 1832

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Author event in Anna Maria Hall

1832

AMH 's historical romance entitled The Buccaneer was the first of her nine novels.
The British Library Catalogue, unlike other sources, provides a date of 1831.
Keane, Maureen. Mrs. S.C. Hall: A Literary Biography. Colin Smythe, 1997.
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Sage, Lorna, editor. The Cambridge Guide to Women’s Writing in English. Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.

Isabel Hill: 1832

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Author event in Isabel Hill

1832

When IH first published in The Comic Offering; or, Ladies' Melange of Literary Mirth she became acquainted with its editor L. H. Sheridan (later Wyatt), the first literary woman she had met.
Hill, Benson Earle. “Memoir of the Late Isabel Hill”. The Monthly Magazine, Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper, Feb. 1842.
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British Library Catalogue. http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1489778087340&vid=BLVU1&mode=Basic&fromLo.

Anna Brownell Jameson: 1832

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Author event in Anna Brownell Jameson

1832

ABJ published in two volumes Characteristics of Women, Moral, Poetical and Historical, later renamed Shakespeare 's Heroines; it was dedicated to Fanny Kemble .
Johnston, Judith. Anna Jameson: Victorian, Feminist, Woman of Letters. Scolar Press, 1997.
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Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.

Henrietta Camilla Jenkin: 1832

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Author event in Henrietta Camilla Jenkin

1832

Henrietta Camilla Jackson married Charles Jenkin , who served as midshipman, naval commander, and coastguard.
Robert Louis Stevenson's account of their wedding makes the date of 1832 sound likely, but he states categorically that they...

L. E. L.: 1832

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Author event in L. E. L.

1832

LEL began contributing pieces to the New Monthly Magazine.
L. E. L. “Critical Materials”. Letitia Elizabeth Landon: Selected Writings, edited by Jerome McGann and Daniel Riess, Broadview, 1997, p. various pages.
33
Stephenson, Glennis. Letitia Landon: The Woman Behind L.E.L. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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L. E. L.: 1832

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Author event in L. E. L.

1832

LEL became editor of Heath's Book of Beauty (whose first number appeared in January 1833), and of Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book (which she also largely authored).
L. E. L. “Critical Materials”. Letitia Elizabeth Landon: Selected Writings, edited by Jerome McGann and Daniel Riess, Broadview, 1997, p. various pages.
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Stephenson, Glennis. Letitia Landon: The Woman Behind L.E.L. Manchester University Press, 1995.
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Leighton, Angela. Victorian Women Poets: Writing Against the Heart. University Press of Virginia, 1992.
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Mary Russell Mitford: 1832

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Author event in Mary Russell Mitford

1832

MRM edited her third anthology of US fiction: Lights and Shadows of American Life.
Mudge, Bradford Keyes, editor. Dictionary of Literary Biography 116. Gale Research, 1992.
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Anne Mozley: 1832

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Author event in Anne Mozley

1832

AM spent some months at Buckland in Oxfordshire, keeping house for her newly-ordained brother Thomas when he was temporarily curate there.
Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2026, 22 vols. plus supplements.
Wordsworth, John, Bishop of Salisbury, and Anne Mozley. “Memoir”. Essays from "Blackwood", edited by F. Mozley and F. Mozley, William Blackwood and Sons, 1892, p. xii - xx.
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1832: In Preston, Joseph Livesey inaugurated the...

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1832

In Preston, Joseph Livesey inaugurated the teetotal faction of the temperance movement.
Shiman, Lilian Lewis. Crusade against Drink in Victorian England. Macmillan, 1988.
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1832: Joseph Henry Parker took over his uncle's...

Writing climate item

1832

Joseph Henry Parker took over his uncle's Oxford bookselling and publishing business; as J. H. Parker it soon became the foremost publisher of the Oxford or Tractarian Movement.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 230

1832: The weekly Girls' and Boys' Penny Magazine...

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1832

The weekly Girls' and Boys' Penny Magazine began publication in London; it ran for only one year.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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1832: John Mackenzie devised rods to dilate the...

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1832

John Mackenzie devised rods to dilate the cervix manually; the procedure was used in childbirth and abortions in Britain.
Mitchell, Sally, editor. Victorian Britain: An Encyclopedia. Garland Press, 1988.
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Hindell, Keith, and Madeleine Simms. Abortion Law Reformed. Peter Owen, 1971.
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1832: England, France and Russia signed a second...

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1832

England, France and Russia signed a second Treaty of London (two years after the first), which recognized Greece's complete independence from Turkey.
Cowie, Leonard W., and Leonard Woolfson. Years of Nationalism: European History 1815-1890. Edward Arnold, 1985.
129

1832: Botanist Robert Brown identified the nucleus...

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1832

Botanist Robert Brown identified the nucleus as an essential component of the cell.
Bynum, William F. Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century. Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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Shryock, Richard Harrison. The Development of Modern Medicine: An Interpretation of the Social and Scientific Factors Involved. University of Wisconsin Press, 1979.
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1832: Beatrice and Margaret de Courcy edited the...

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1832

Beatrice and Margaret de Courcy edited the first issue of The Ladies' Cabinet; they claimed that none but women can speak or write for women.
Dancyger, Irene. A World of Women: An Illustrated History of Women’s Magazines. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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Dancyger, Irene. A World of Women: An Illustrated History of Women’s Magazines. Gill and Macmillan, 1978.
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1832: Thomas Hodgkin described Hodgkin's disease,...

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1832

Thomas Hodgkin described Hodgkin's disease, a cancer of the lymph nodes.
Hellemans, Alexander, and Bryan Bunch. The Timetables of Science: A Chronology of the Most Important People and Events in the History of Science. Simon and Shuster, 1988.
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1832: Anglican bishop Daniel Wilson arrived in...

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1832

Anglican bishop Daniel Wilson arrived in India; his twenty-five year rule was the most influential of the century.
Neill, Stephen. A History of Christian Missions. 2nd ed., Penguin, 1990.
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1832: John William Parker established his own publishing...

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1832

John William Parker established his own publishing business at 445 West Strand, London.
Rose, Jonathan, and Patricia J. Anderson, editors. Dictionary of Literary Biography 106. Gale Research, 1991.
106: 233

January 1832: A short-lived monthly for women, The Boudoir,...

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January 1832

A short-lived monthly for women, The Boudoir, began publication in London; it collapsed after only twelve issues.
Palmegiano, Eugenia M. Women and British Periodicals, 1832-1867: A Bibliography. Garland, 1976.
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1832: The University of Durham was founded....

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1832

The University of Durham was founded.
The World of Learning. 47th ed., Allen and Unwin, 1997.
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Curtis, Stanley James. History of Education in Great Britain. Seventh, University Tutorial Press, 1967.
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Dyhouse, Carol. No Distinction of Sex? Women in British Universities, 1870-1939. UCL Press, 1995.
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1832: The Select Committee on Dramatic Literature...

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1832

The Select Committee on Dramatic Literature considered factors affecting theatre audiences.
Booth, Michael R. Theatre in the Victorian Age. Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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1830s-1860s: Annual imports of opium more than tripled...

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1830s-1860s

Annual imports of opium more than tripled in this period, making England the largest world market for narcotics.
Parssinen, Terry M. Secret Passions, Secret Remedies: Narcotic Drugs in British Society 1820-1930. Institute for the Study of Human Issues, 1983.
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1832: The New Watercolour Society was establis...

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1832

The New Watercolour Society was established.
Nunn, Pamela Gerrish. Victorian Women Artists. Women’s Press, 1987.
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January 1832: Tension between Austria and France came to...

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January 1832

Tension between Austria and France came to a head when both Austrian troops, dispatched by Metternich , and French forces converged on Bologna to suppress an uprising there.
Gildea, Robert. Barricades and Borders: Europe 1800-1914. Oxford University Press, 1987.
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1832: The British Medical and Surgical Association...

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1832

The British Medical and Surgical Association (later the British Medical Association ) was formed in London; the Provincial Medical and Surgical Association held its inaugural meeting at Worcester on 19 July 1832.
Dolan, Josephine A. History of Nursing. 12th ed., Saunders, 1968.
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Burmester, James et al. English Books. James Burmester Rare Books, 1985–2026, Numbered catalogues.
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