1885 in literature

	… 1875; 1876; 1877; 1878; 1879; 1880; 1881; ; 1882; 1883; 1884; 1885; 1886; 1887; 1888; ; 1889; 1890; 1891; 1892; 1893; 1894; 1895 …;
	In poetry 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1885.

You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'; but that ain't no matter. That book was made by a Mr Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.

—Opening lines of Adventures of Huckleberry Finn