Writers born in spring. Russian and foreign anniversaries

Among the 2018 anniversary writers there are many big names. These are people who have left a bright mark on history and literature.

Antioch Dmitrievich Kantemir - one of the first diplomats, poets, and satirists. 8 September he's turning 10 310th birthday ( 1708) . In literature he is known for developing the syllabic system of versification.

Vasily Kirillovich Trediakovsky (Tredyakovsky)- an outstanding poet of the 18th century, became famous for his translations and improvement of the Russian language, the syllabic-tonic system of adding poetry. March 5 – 305 years.

Mikhail Matveevich Kheraskov – 10/09/2018 marks 285 years– studied poetry and drama. Glorified the Age of Enlightenment in Russia. He finished the period of classicism and moved on to sentimentalism.

Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin (07/14/1743 - 275 ) – outstanding statesman and public figure, writer and poet.

Writers-anniversaries of 2018 who lived in the 19th century.

Vladimir Konstantinovich Istomin – 06/18/2018 – 170 years old (born 1848). Writer and publisher of the magazine "Children's Holidays", where the works of L. Tolstoy and I. Zabelin were published.

Pavel Ivanovich Melnikov (Pechersky)- Date of Birth - November 6, 1818, anniversary – 200 years . He took part in ethnographic expeditions and left highly artistic fictional notes.

Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev - 09.11.1818 - 200th birthday - classic of Russian prose, created unsurpassed mastery literary masterpieces. Died in 1883 03.09. - 135 years since his death .

Evgeniy Mikhailovich Feoklistov (date of birth - 04/26/1828 - 190 l.) - prose writer, journalist who worked in N. Nekrasov’s Sovremennik.

outstanding realist prose writer, philosopher, educator - born 09.09.1828 - 190 -anniversary In 2018, the anniversary of the writer and the most notable things in his work:

• 155 years since the beginning of the creation of “War and Peace”;
• 165 years - “Anna Karenina”.

Nikolai Gavrilovich Chernyshevsky (07/12/1828 – 190 years) - one of the greatest materialist philosophers, writer, encyclopedist, literary critic, author of the novel “What is to be done?”

Maxim Gorky (Alexey Maksimovich Peshkov) included in the list of anniversaries writers 2017-2018 school year. Was born 03/28/1868 - 150th anniversary. He wrote stories (“The Old Woman Izergil”, “Makar Chudra”, etc.), a/b trilogy, novels (“The Life of Klim Samgin”, “Mother”), essays and articles.

Nadezhda Andreevna Durova(pseudonym Alexander Andreevich Alexandrov) - September 28, 2018 – 235 years old (born 1783). Participant Patriotic War 1812 Author of the memoirs “Cavalry Maiden”, highly appreciated by A. S. Pushkin.

Kozma Petrovich Prutkov - collective pseudonym under which A. Tolstoy, br. Zhemchuzhnikovs, authors satirical stories. Birthday - 04/11/1803 In 2018 - 215 years.

Fyodor Ivanovich Tyutchev - famous poet, philosopher, diplomat. Was born 12/05/1803 – 205 years.

Vladimir Aleksandrovich Sollogub- an official who wrote prose, poetry and plays for the theater, and the creator of family memoirs. Was born 08/20/1813. 2018 marks 205 years .

Nikolai Vladimirovich Stankevich (born 10/09/1813) – 205 years old. Organized a circle of like-minded people own name, which included prominent writers, poets, and critics.

Konstantin Mikhailovich Stanyukovich (30.03.1843 – 175 years) – wrote fascinating stories about the life of military sailors.

Gleb Ivanovich Uspensky (10/25/1843 - 175 l.) - writer who worked closely with L. N. Tolstoy.

Vladimir Galaktionovich Korolenko (born July 27, 1853) – 165 years old. Known for short stories, magazine articles, and journalism.

Fedor Sologub (F. K. Teternikov)- Symbolist poet, prose writer, playwright, author of articles on literature - born 01.03.1863 – 155 years .

Alexander Serafimovich (Popov) – 01/19/1863 – 155 l. – representative Soviet era, author of the famous story about Civil War"Iron Stream"

(born December 13, 1873 - 145 l.) – wrote poetry and prose. He stood at the origins of symbolism and was its leader.

Arnold Hesse (04/16/1878 – 140 years) – journalist, researcher of the work of A. S. Pushkin.

2018: anniversaries of writers and poets of the 20th century

150th birthday - Semyon Solomonovich Yushkevich (1868)- emigrant writer, engaged in drama, representative of “Russian-Jewish literature.”

140 – Mikhail Petrovich Artsybashev (05.11. 1878)– prose writer and playwright, wrote articles for magazines and scripts for films.

130 – Leonid Grossman (01/24/1888)- a famous literary critic, writer who created books about Pushkin and Dostoevsky in the “ZhZL” series.

130 – Mikhail Osorgin (Ilyin) (10/19/1878) refers to emigrant writers, wrote prose, essays, and articles for magazines.

120 - Vasily Ivanovich Lebedev-Kumach (07/24/1898) Among the writers and poets of 2018, he stands out because his poems were set to music. He is the author of poems for “The Holy War” and songs for Soviet films.

110 – Nikolai Nikolaevich Vorobyov (Bogaevsky, November 21, 1908)- writer and artist, wrote poems about the Don Cossacks.

110 – Boris Gorbatov (1908) belongs to the galaxy of Soviet prose writers, wrote scripts.

110 – Ivan Efremov (1908)- science fiction writer with a passion for space.

110 – Vitaly Zakrutkin (1908)- Russian prose writer, author of the story “Mother of Man.”

110 – Nikolai Nosov (1908)- classic of children's prose, wrote stories about Dunno.

110 – Boris Polevoy (Kampov, 03/17/1908) – Soviet-era prose writer, wrote “The Tale of a Real Man.”

100 – Boris Zakhoder (09.09 1918) – children's writer, created scripts for films, and did translations.

100/10 - Alexander Isaevich Solzhenitsyn - realist writer, dissident, author of works: “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich”, “Matryonin’s Dvor”, “The Gulag Archipelago”, etc. Nobel laureate(1970). In 2018, 11.12. performed 100th birthday (1918), and 03.09. - 10 years from the date of death (2008).

90 – Pyotr Lukich Proskurin (01/22/1928)– wrote prose, known as the author of works on moral themes, about the relationships of people with each other.

90 – Boris Ivanov (02/25/1928)– journalist and writer, was part of the group that established the A. Bely Prize.

90 – Valentin Pikul (07/13/1928) – Russian writer, author of historical novels.

90 – Chingiz Aitmatov(12/12/1928) - Kyrgyz and Russian prose writer, author of stories and novels about the life of ordinary people.

80 – Vladimir Kazakov (1938)– follower of Russian avant-garde (futurism) in poetry.

80 - Vladimir Vysotsky (01/25/1938) - poet, musician, actor, performer own songs. Among the writers and poets whose anniversaries are celebrated in 2018, he is distinguished by the fact that, in addition to the poetic field, he became famous as an actor.

80 – Georgy Weiner (02/10/1938)- one of the brothers of the famous duo, who created several detective novels, was involved in writing scripts for films, and journalism.

80 – Lyudmila Petrushevskaya (05/26/1938) is engaged in literature, drama, and sings excellently.

80 – Venedikt Erofeev (24.10.1938)- poet, famous for his poem “Moscow-Petushki”.

80 – Arkady Khait (12/25/1938)- Russian satirist, wrote theater plays and film scripts.

70 – Mikhail Zadornov (07/21/1948)- an outstanding satirist, humorist, playwright of our time, author of essays, travel notes, humoresques, plays.

Intermediate anniversaries

145 – Mikhail Mikhailovich Prishvin (1873) - famous Russian prose writer, ethnographer, created several works for children (“Pantry of the Sun”), wrote a lot about the nature of the Russian North.

135 – Fyodor Gladkov (1883) – Soviet prose writer, adherent of classical social science. realism.

135 – Demyan Bedny (Efim Alekseevich Pridvorov, 04/13/1883)- Soviet poet, revolutionary, publicist.

115 - Alexander Alfredovich Beck (01/03/1903)- Soviet writer who created the novel “New Appointment”.

115 – Tamara Gabbe (1903)– prose writer, translator, collector of folklore, etc. She wrote a lot for children.

105 – Sergei Mikhalkov (03/13/1913)– children's poet, author of the Russian Anthem.

105 – Viktor Sergeevich Rozov (08/21/1913) – famous playwright Soviet period, author of 20 plays and film scripts (“The Cranes Are Flying”).

105 – Victor Dragunsky (01.12.1913)– classic of children's literature, author of Deniska's Stories.

95 – Grigory Baklanov (Friedman) was born in 1923. - representative of “lieutenant prose”, wrote prose and film scripts.

95 – Rasul Gamzatov (09/08/1923) – famous Russian, Dagestan poet, publicist and public figure.

95/5 - Yuri Danilovich Goncharov (1923-2013)- writer, entered literature as an author military prose, then became a villager.

55 – Alexey Varlamov (06/23/1963)– writes prose and journalism, explores the history of literature in Russia in the 20th century.

Foreign writers-anniversaries of 2018

230 – Lord George Gordon Byron (01/22/1788)- English romantic poet, famous in Europe for his “dark selfishness.” Inspired by A.S. Pushkin, who wrote his first works in a romantic spirit.

200/170 – Emily Bronte (07/30/1818)- poetess and writer from Foggy Albion, a representative of the famous literary family Bronte, became famous thanks to the novel “ Wuthering Heights" She died at the age of 30 on December 19, 1848.

190 – Jules Verne (02/08/1828)- traveler, navigator, French writer, creator of classic adventure novels (“Children of Captain Grant”).

170 – Hans Hoffmann (07/27/1848)- writer, poet, teacher from Germany, creator of many short stories and novels (“Little Tsakhes”), had a wide range of interests.

120 – Erich Maria Remarque (06/22/1898)- German prose writer of the 20th century, author of the novel “On Western Front without change", which is considered the best among the works of writers " lost generation».

235 – Stendhal (01/23/1783)- famous French prose writer, author of several psychological novels (“Red and Black”), studied fiction, wrote books about the architecture of Italy.

215 – Prosper Merimee (28.09.1803)- Frenchman, wrote prose and translated, including from Russian, was a master of the short story (“Matteo de Falcone”), and was interested in history.

195 – Maurice Sand (06/30/1823)- son of a famous French writer Aurore Dudevant (George Sand), poet, painter.

175 – Henry James (04/15/1843)- American novelist, most lived in Britain, author of 20 novels, 112 stories, 12 plays.

135 – Franz Kafka (07/03/1883)– outstanding German writer of Austro-Hungarian origin, widely known throughout the world thanks to unusual works, saturated with fear, absurdity, causing the reader a feeling of anxiety.

115 – George Orwell (06/25/1903)- British writer, publicist, creator of cult dystopian novels (“1984”). Author of the term "Cold War".

Every year in Russian Federation Many significant and memorable dates are celebrated. 2018 was no exception. Was born on the territory of our country great amount writers, poets, literary critics and other cultural figures who are known throughout the world. Everyone is cultural and educated person in our great country of course notes anniversaries of poets and writers in 2018.

The activities of these people influenced the ideological consciousness of mankind, and possibly also historical move events.

Some people confuse the concepts of “anniversaries” and “memorable” dates. They need to be clarified. Today, all over the world it is customary to celebrate an anniversary that is a multiple of five. For example, the 130th anniversary of the birth of Leonid Grossman will be celebrated on January 24, 2018, a famous literary critic, writer, also known as the creator of the ZhZL series of books, in which, by the way, he wrote about Pushkin and Dostoevsky.

TO memorable dates include events that influenced the course of history of a country or even all of humanity

Systematization of significant and anniversary dates of writers and poets can be proposed in different chronological order:

1. Distribution of dates by century or sequence literary movements, directions. For example: first come the writers and poets of the Golden Age, and then the Silver Age.
2. Distribution of dates in the calendar sequence of 2018, starting from January and ending with December. IN in this case the list may include writers and poets of the Renaissance and our contemporaries.

This article presents the second option of chronological order.

Domestic and foreign anniversaries in 2018

Among the poets and writers of the 2018 anniversary, there are a lot of famous, big names. These people worked in different time, V different parts light, made a huge contribution to the heritage of pestilent culture and literature.

Domestic writers and poets

• On January 3, Alexander Bek will turn 115 years old, who managed to convey in his works the unique flavor of the reality of the times of the USSR.
• On January 25, singer and composer Vladimir Vysotsky could celebrate his eightieth birthday.

• On February 4, the Russian prose writer, writer and publicist Mikhail Prishvin will be 145 years old.
• February 10 marks the 80th anniversary of Georgy Weiner - Soviet writer V detective genre, screenwriter and editor.
• March 3 - 155 years have passed since the birth of one of the most prominent representatives of Russian symbolism - Fyodor Sologub.
• March 13 will mark the 105th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov, a children's writer, poet, playwright, publicist and, not unimportantly, a war correspondent.

• March 16, 115 years old Tamara Gabbe is a famous literary critic, playwright, folklorist, editor, writer and translator.
• March 28 is the 150th anniversary of the writer, playwright, and prose writer Maxim Gorky.
• On July 12, Nikolai Chernyshevsky will turn 190 years old. He is known as literary critic and writer.
• June 27 is the 165th anniversary of the birth of Vladimir Korolenko, a Ukrainian and Russian writer.
• September 9 is the 190th anniversary of Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy, the great Russian writer.

• On September 9, Boris Zakhoder, a beloved children's writer, poet, translator and screenwriter, is exactly one hundred years old.
• On September 21, Antioch Cantemir, satirist and translator, was born 310 years ago.
• October 9. Mikhail Kheraskov is a poet, writer and playwright. 285 years have passed since his birth.
• November 6 is exactly 200 years old for Pavel Melnikov (Pechersky), a realist writer, ethnographer, fiction writer, and publicist.
• November 9 marks the bicentenary of Ivan Turgenev. Poet, realist writer, translator, playwright, publicist, classic of Russian literature.

• November 23 – Nikolai Nosov is 110 years old. The playwright and screenwriter is best known as a children's prose writer.
• On December 1, Victor Dragunsky turns 105 years old. A classic of Soviet children's literature, author of novels and short stories. His most popular series is Deniska's Stories.

Foreign artists

Russians honor and remember not only their compatriots, but also study foreign writers and poets. This worldwide list of anniversaries of writers and poets is quite huge, so only a small part of literary figures are highlighted in the article.

• January 22. 230 years have passed since the birth of the English romantic poet George Gordon Byron.

• January 23. The French writer and founder celebrates his 235th birthday psychological novel, Stendhal.
• April 15. 175 years have passed since the birth of Henry James, an American writer.
• July 22. 120 years after the birth of the German writer Erich Maria Remarque.

• July 25. 115 years ago George Orwell was born - British writer and publicist, author of the acclaimed dystopian novel “1984”
• June 3. 135 years ago, the German writer Franz Kafka was born, who, by the way, was of Jewish origin.
• July 30. The middle of the Brontë sisters, Emily, was born exactly 200 years ago. This English writer and poetess, author of the extraordinary novel Wuthering Heights.

• September 28. Master of the novel - Prosper Merimee was born 215 years ago. Writer French origin and translator.

These dates will be celebrated in many educational institutions Russian Federation, somewhere in literary circles, in schools, in libraries, or perhaps in the home circle. At such events, the biography of these creative figures is remembered, their contribution to literature is studied, poems and excerpts from prose works.

It is in this way that culture is instilled and ethical and aesthetic education is formed.

2018 is rich in significant dates (not only for literary figures). This year will give many impressions to people for whom creativity plays an important place in life.

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The whole world honors the memory of the eternal builders of the flowering wall of celebration and inspiration on the days of writers' anniversaries in 2018 by month:

The immortal creations of writers are a precious heritage that is not measured in material terms, but makes humanity many times richer and wiser.

Russian and foreign anniversaries

Prose writers and poets, whose birthdays fall in 2018, created their masterpieces on different continents, in different countries And different corners land.

A galaxy of Russian writers

"Winter" birthday people

The eightieth anniversary of the birth of the outstanding “master of rhyme” Vladimir Vysotsky will be celebrated on January 25. In addition to the traditional visit to his grave by devoted friends and fans, this day will be marked by the opening of new halls in the “Vysotsky House” dedicated to life path genius.

The anniversary date - 115 years from the birth of the writer Alexander Bek, who immortalized a whole milestone in the history of the Soviet period in his stories, falls on January 3, 2018. And on February 10, the great screenwriter and master of detective stories, Georgy Weiner, would have turned 80 years old.

Spring and summer

On March 16, the literary society will celebrate the anniversary of Maxim Gorky - 150 years from birth. The opening of restored museums was timed to coincide with this day, dedicated to memory a great writer who made a significant contribution to world literature.

July will be marked by the anniversary of the Soviet-era writer-critic Nikolai Chernyshevsky and publicist Vladimir Korolenko.

"Autumn" birthday people

The most striking and significant for true connoisseurs verbal art autumn event - the 200th anniversary of the birth of Ivan Turgenev. By November 11, a large-scale celebration of the round anniversary is being prepared with the presentation of the “Turgenev” encyclopedia, the opening of a museum with its six branches and the release of memorable works of the writer.

The brightest anniversary stars in the literary firmament of foreign countries

Winter

On January 22, the whole world will pay tribute to the well-deserved respect and recognition of the great English poet era of romanticism to George Gordon Byron, who would have turned 230 years old in 2018. And the 235th anniversary of Stendhal falls on the 23rd of the same month - French writer, whose works are read by fans of the “psychological novel” genre.

The writer and traveler, whose name is known throughout the world, the great Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828. And on this day, but already in 2018, the public will celebrate its 190th anniversary.

Spring

An American writer who wrote 12 plays, 112 gripping stories and 20 novels, prose writer Henry James was born on April 15, 1843. 2018 marks the 175th anniversary of his birth.

Summer

120th anniversary of the famous German prose writer, one of best writers The public will celebrate the “lost generation” of Erich Maria Remarque on June 22.

The outstanding “genius of the pen,” the German-language writer Franz Kafka, would have celebrated his 135th birthday on July 3, 2018. In the same month, but on the 30th back in 1818, Emily Bronte was born in Foggy Albion, who glorified her great literary genre novel "Wuthering Heights". In 2018 she would have turned 200 years old.

The 170th anniversary of Hans Hoffmann, a talented German innovative teacher and writer, whose pen wrote the famous grotesque story “Little Zaches,” falls on July 27.

Autumn

Date September 28, 1803 literary circles known as the birthday of the French prose writer Prosper Mérimée, recognized master short stories. In 2018, the date of its 215th anniversary is celebrated.

Each of these literary geniuses, in their works, presented the world with a piece of their soul, feelings, emotions and experiences, the spirit of the time and the extraordinary flavor of the era in which they happened to live and create.

As a gift to children

The dates of the anniversaries of children's writers in 2018 deserve special attention. Open the door to a fairy tale, open the curtain mysterious secret, to give a whole world of fantastic adventures - because for this it is not enough to just be a talented author, you need to love children with all your heart, and subtly feel their emotional experiences.

Among everyone’s favorite poets and prose writers who have created real masterpieces of the pen for their smallest and most grateful readers is the 110-year-old hero of the day, Nikolai Nosov. His stories, fairy tales and stories full of love for children are lively, real, witty and exciting. That is why they are so loved by young literature connoisseurs. Little Dunno, smart Bobik and Barbos, Vitya Maleev - these and other ageless, perky characters have forever settled in the hearts of long-grown-up “kids” and are just as quickly gaining warm recognition among modern children.

Boris Zakhoder, whose centenary is being celebrated in 2018, has also done a lot for the development of children's literature. deep meaning poems about professions and animals, playful little rhymes are written simply and clearly, as if the author himself is still a child and sees the whole world as a child, in its brightest colors.

2018 marks the 145th anniversary of the birth of Mikhail Prishvin, whose authorship includes stories about nature that very captivatingly and kindly introduce little readers to the greatness and beauty of the world around them.

Tamara Gabbe, a teacher at heart and a talented storyteller, gave many works to children's literature (“A Book for First Reading,” plays “The Crystal Slipper,” “City of Masters, or the Tale of the Two Hunchbacks,” a retelling of “Gulliver at the Lilliputians,” etc.). Her 115th anniversary also falls in 2018.

The 105th anniversary of the birth of Sergei Mikhalkov, a famous and beloved author of perky poems by children, will be celebrated on March 13, 2018. The same age would have been this year for the great classic Viktor Dragunsky, whose pen the cycle “Deniska’s Stories” belongs to.

Real masters artistic word brought their valuable gifts, filled with love and respect for young readers, to the collection of literature for children.

The anniversaries of writers and poets in 2018 are the best reason to discover wonderful world words, revive in your memory the work of venerable geniuses of the pen or enjoy for the first time amazing novels, stories, stories and poems.

We offer you the TOP 10 most outstanding writers who would have celebrated their birthday in October.

Sergei Timofeevich Aksakov was born on October 1, 1791. He went down in history as a writer, literary and theater critic, and public figure. At one time he was the director of the Konstantinovsky Land Survey Institute. His collections of books on hunting and fishing, as well as collections on butterflies, are widely known. He is known to readers for his works “ The Scarlet Flower", "Buran", "Essays winter day" Sergei Timofeevich made a huge contribution to the development of Russian journalism.

On October 3, 1895 (119 years ago), the Russian poet Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin was born. Today his name is on everyone's lips. Many people remember his famous poems from school. He managed to become unique and master a special writing technique peculiar only to him. Unfortunately, his life was cut short tragically unknown circumstances. He was found hanged in one of the Leningrad hotels. Thus, Sergei Yesenin took the secret of his death with him.

On October 8, 1892, a historical woman was born - poetess Marina Tsvetaeva. Many people know about the complexity and tragedy of her biography. Perhaps that is why she was able to write such exciting works. Women rarely become famous poets. The very term “poetess” was perceived with hostility in those days, as “it’s not a woman’s business.” But Tsvetaeva proudly defended her work. Today she can rightfully be included among the great Russian poets of the 20th century.

Born October 8, 1940 worldwide legend- John Lennon. Besides musical activity, the founder of the Beatles, wrote poetry, prose, detective stories and action films. His collection includes the books “I Write as It’s Spelled”, “ The Beatles: an anthology", "The Spaniard on the Wheel" and others. Still, music was the main field of his activity. Unfortunately, John Lennon became the victim of a psychopath who killed him after taking his autograph.

Miguel De Cervantes

On October 9, 1547, a new star was lit in the history of world literature in honor of Miguel De Cervantes. Brought him praise and glory famous novel about Don Quixote. He authored such works as “Travels to Parnassus”, “Persiles and Sikhismunda” and many dramatic works. It is worth noting that he had a difficult fate. At the peak of his youth, he fell into painful slavery on long years. And at the end of his life he became a monk. But despite all this, he worked until last day own life.

October 13, 1880 is the birthday of the famous satirist Alexander Glikberg, known to many as Sasha Cherny. His pseudonym has stuck since childhood. Their family had many children, two of whom were named Sasha. The blond was called “white”, the brunette, respectively, “black”. Sasha Cherny wrote on topical issues of the time; his works were often banned by the government. He was the shark of the pen in satire and showed all reality. He is also the author of children's prose and poems. Sasha Cherny was a fairly kind and sincere person; he was worried about the problems and troubles of the people.

On October 15, 1814, Mikhail Yuryevich Lermontov was born. The poem “The poet died! - a slave of honor...” dedicated to Pushkin brought him great fame. Lermontov was different complex character, he was often secretive and short-tempered. He often became a participant in scandals, disputes and duels. The complexity of his soul had some influence on his death. He met his old acquaintance, Major Martynov, and in conversation with him Lermontov often made sarcastic and offensive jokes. A quarrel ensued, which subsequently escalated into a duel. Mikhail Yuryevich deliberately missed, and Martynov shot him right in the chest. Death came instantly.

Ilya Ilfa

October 15, 1897 is the date of birth of the member of the sensational literary duet - Ilya Ilf. The company Ilf and Petrov is a rather original union of writers. Their first success was brought to them by the novel "The Twelve Chairs". The next takeoff was the novel “The Golden Calf.” Films have been made based on their books and staged year after year. theatrical performances. The writers traveled to the USA together, after which they wrote the book “One-Storey America”.

Oscar Wilde

October 16 (1854) Birthday of the aristocratic writer Oscar Wilde. He was particularly popular in his circle and had a high reputation. And in 2007, according to the British newspaper The Telegraph, he was awarded the title of the most witty person Great Britain. He is the author of many poems, comedy plays and prose works. The most famous: the story “The Picture of Dorian Gray”, “Melmont”, the poem “The Ballad of Reading Gaol”.