The year 1857 in literature involved some significant new books.
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- January 5 - Albert Schwegler, philosopher and theologian (b. 1819)
- February 3 - Robert Isaac Wilberforce, historian and religious writer (b. 1802)
- March 11 - Manuel José Quintana, poet (b. 1772)
- March 26 - John Mitchell Kemble, historian (b. 1807)
- May 2 - Alfred de Musset, novelist and poet (b. 1810) (heart failure)
- June 8 - Douglas William Jerrold, dramatist (b. 1803)
- June 25 - Isabella Kelly, novelist and poet (b. 1759)
- July 29, James Holman, travel writer (b. 1786)
- August 3 - Eugène Sue, novelist (b. 1804)
- August 10 - John Wilson Croker, political writer (b. 1780)
- September 5 - Auguste Comte, French philosopher (b. 1798)
- September 18 - Jean Baptiste Gustave Planche, critic (b. 1808)
- November 26 - Joseph Freiherr von Eichendorff, poet and novelist (b. 1788)
- December 13 - Richard Furness, poet (b. 1791)
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