Literary notes about November (AI summary)
In literature, November is often used both as a precise chronological marker and as a symbol laden with atmosphere and transition. Many authors reference exact dates in November to anchor their narratives in a specific historical moment—as seen in election records [1], military dispatches [2], and personal memoirs [3]—thereby lending their accounts a sense of exactitude and immediacy. At the same time, November frequently evokes moods of melancholy or change. For example, its chilly, fading light is mirrored in descriptions of gloomy nights and somber reflections [4], and even appears in playful metaphors, such as a "November pippin" [5]. Novembers in literature also serve practical narrative purposes: they mark the timing of dramatic events, secret meetings, or critical turning points—as in the recorded moments of departure or arrival [6], [7]. This dual role—both an exact temporal reference and a richly evocative symbol—demonstrates how the word "November" transcends its calendrical identity to become a narrative device that shapes mood, intent, and historical context.
- [ 117 ] In November, 1828, Andrew Jackson was elected to succeed John Quincy Adams as President.
— from Myths of the Cherokee by James Mooney - Richmond, November 19,1864.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman - She settled into La Pallue at the beginning of November 1856, and had the happiness henceforth of seeing her friend many times a day.
— from Juliette Drouet's Love-Letters to Victor Hugo by Juliette Drouet and Louis Guimbaud - Chapter 5 It was on a dreary night of November that I beheld the accomplishment of my toils.
— from Frankenstein; Or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - She was a splendidly feminine girl, as wholesome as a November pippin, and no more mysterious than a window-pane.
— from The Art of Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie and J. Berg Esenwein - Milan , November 27, 1796 , 3 P.M. I get to Milan; I fling myself into your room; I have left all in order to see you, to clasp you in my arms....
— from Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812 by Emperor of the French Napoleon I - That same day I received, in answer to the Rome dispatch, the following: CITY POINT, VIRGINIA, November 2,1864—11.30 a.m.
— from Memoirs of General William T. Sherman — Complete by William T. Sherman