Timeline December 1884

Events in December 1884 2

• 1884 Representation of the People Act passed in Britain Third Reform Act extends the male franchise The British Parliament passed the Representation of the People Act 1884, extending the property-based franchise to agricultural laborers and roughly doubling the electorate. It applied the same voting qualifications used in boroughs to county constituencies across the United Kingdom. The act was a major step in the gradual democratization of the British electoral system.
• 1884 Adventures of Huckleberry Finn published Mark Twain novel first released in the UK and Canada Mark Twain's novel Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was first published in the United Kingdom and Canada in December 1884, ahead of its American release the following year. The book follows Huck Finn and the enslaved man Jim on a journey down the Mississippi River. It is now widely regarded as a landmark of American literature.