1856 in literature

	… 1846; 1847; 1848; 1849; 1850; 1851; 1852; ; 1853; 1854; 1855; 1856; 1857; 1858; 1859; ; 1860; 1861; 1862; 1863; 1864; 1865; 1866 …;
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1856.