1777 in literature
See also: 1776 in literature, other events of 1777, 1778 in literature, list of years in literature.
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 booksThe Champion of Virtur by Clara ReeveThe Old English Baron by Clara Reeve
BirthsFebruary 12 - Friedrich de la Motte FouqueJuly 27 - Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet. William Henry Ireland, forger of Shakespeariana
DeathsOctober 21 - Samuel Foote, English dramatist
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