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Books by Authors Who Were Born in the 1840s

I have heard of maybe half of these authors, and I have read very few of the books featured. I was interested to see who else was born during the same decade as Thomas Hardy (one of my favorite authors) and was pleased with the results.
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Adventures of Buffalo Bill From Boyhood to Manhood (Prentiss Ingraham)
Adventures of Buffalo Bill From Boyhood to Manhood
1
Prentiss Ingraham
Against Nature (Joris-Karl Huysmans, Patrick McGuiness)
Against Nature
2
Joris-Karl Huysmans, Patrick McGuiness
The Boy's King Arthur (Sidney Lanier)
The Boy's King Arthur
3
Sidney Lanier
Brokenburn (Kate Stone)
Brokenburn
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Kate Stone
Clothed With the Sun (Anna Kingsford)
Clothed With the Sun
5
Anna Kingsford
The Country of the Pointed Firs & Other Stories (Sarah Orne Jewett)
The Country of the Pointed Firs & Other Stories
6
Sarah Orne Jewett
The Crime of Father Amaro (Eça De Queirós, Trans. Margaret Jull Costa)
The Crime of Father Amaro
7
Eça De Queirós, Trans. Margaret Jull Costa
Degeneration (Max Nordau)
Degeneration
8
Max Nordau
The Diary of a Chambermaid (Octave Mirbeau)
The Diary of a Chambermaid
9
Octave Mirbeau
The Diary of a Nobody (George Grossmith)
The Diary of a Nobody
10
George Grossmith
Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems (Emma Lazarus)
Emma Lazarus: Selected Poems
11
Emma Lazarus
For Anatole's Tomb (Stéphane Mallarmé)
For Anatole's Tomb
12
Stéphane Mallarmé
For the Pleasure of His Company (Charles Warren Stoddard)
For the Pleasure of His Company
13
Charles Warren Stoddard
Gardens for Small Country Houses (Gertrude Jekyll)
Gardens for Small Country Houses
14
Gertrude Jekyll
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems and Prose (Gerard Manley Hopkins)
Gerard Manley Hopkins: Poems and Prose
15
Gerard Manley Hopkins
Germinal (Emile Zola)
Germinal
16
Emile Zola
The Girls' Book of Famous Queens (Lydia Hoyt Farmer)
The Girls' Book of Famous Queens
17
Lydia Hoyt Farmer
High Mysticism (Emma Curtis Hopkins)
High Mysticism
18
Emma Curtis Hopkins
Household Hints (Emma Whitcomb Babcock)
Household Hints
19
Emma Whitcomb Babcock
How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa (Henry M. Stanley)
How I Found Livingstone in Central Africa
20
Henry M. Stanley
In the Land of Pain (Alphonse Daudet)
In the Land of Pain
21
Alphonse Daudet
Lay Down Your Arms! (Bertha Von Suttner)
Lay Down Your Arms!
22
Bertha Von Suttner
The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten (Mary Baker McQuesten)
The Life Writings of Mary Baker McQuesten
23
Mary Baker McQuesten
Maldoror, & Poems (Comte De Lautréamont)
Maldoror, & Poems
24
Comte De Lautréamont
Miss Julie (August Strindberg)
Miss Julie
25
August Strindberg
Penguin Island (Anatole France)
Penguin Island
26
Anatole France
The Poetry and Song of Ireland (John Boyle O'Reilly)
The Poetry and Song of Ireland
27
John Boyle O'Reilly
The Portrait of a Lady (Henry James)
The Portrait of a Lady
28
Henry James
Pragmatism and Other Writings (William James)
Pragmatism and Other Writings
29
William James
The Return of the Native (Thomas Hardy)
The Return of the Native
30
Thomas Hardy
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
31
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Skipper Worse (Alexander Keilland)
Skipper Worse
32
Alexander Keilland
Such Is Life (Joseph Furphy)
Such Is Life
33
Joseph Furphy
Thought-Forms (Annie Besant)
Thought-Forms
34
Annie Besant
The Treasure in Silver Lake (Karl May)
The Treasure in Silver Lake
35
Karl May
Twilight Stories (Rhoda Broughton)
Twilight Stories
36
Rhoda Broughton
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
37
Ambrose Bierce
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings (Joel Chandler Harris)
Uncle Remus: His Songs and His Sayings
38
Joel Chandler Harris
The Woman Who Did (Grant Allen)
The Woman Who Did
39
Grant Allen
Women and Men: Erotica
Women and Men: Erotica
40
Paul Verlaine
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