1777 in literature

See also: 1776 in literature, other events of 1777, 1778 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents

1 Events 2 New books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• Fanny Burney is introduced to Samuel Johnson by her father
• Robert Lowth becomes Bishop of London
• First appearance of James Boswell's The Hypochondriak in the London Magazine
• First production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, in London

New books

• The Champion of Virtur by Clara Reeve
• The Old English Baron by Clara Reeve

Births

• February 12 - Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
• July 27 - Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet.
• William Henry Ireland, forger of Shakespeariana

Deaths

• October 21 - Samuel Foote, English dramatist

See also: 1777 in literature, 1776 in literature, 1777, 1778 in literature, Bishop of London, Clara Reeve, Fanny Burney, February 12, Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, James Boswell