1769 in literature
See also: 1768 in literature, other events of 1769, 1770 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events Thomas Chatterton sends "Rowley"'s History of England to Horace Walpole.
New books The Brothers (comedy) - Richard Cumberland The Fatal Discovery (play) - John Home The History of Emily Montague - Frances Brooke (the first novel written in Canada)
Births February 9 - Susette Gontard, lover of German poet Friedrich Hölderlin May 21 - John Hookham Frere, diplomat and author November 12 - Amelia Opie
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