Events George Palmer Putnam and John Wiley form the book publishing and retail firm of Wiley & Putnam in New York City. It is the forerunner of GP Putnam & Sons. New Books The Birds of America - John James Audubon Ligeia - Edgar Allan Poe The Lion of Flanders - Hendrik Conscience Mary Derwent - Ann Sophia Stephens Memoirs Ecrits par Lui Même (final volume) - Casanova Munchausen - Karl Immerman The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym - Edgar Allen Poe Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens Rattling the Reefer - Frederick Marryat with Edward Howard Ruy Blas - Victor Hugo Births June 26 - Bankim Chatterjee (+ 1894) Deaths Awards