1766 in literature - Definition

See also: 1765 in literature, other events of 1766, 1767 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Fanny Burney's first visit to the house of Samuel Crisp

New Books

• The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by Tobias Smollett
• The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith
• The Clandestine Marriage (play) - George Colman the Elder and David Garrick
• The New Bath Guide - Christopher Anstey

Births

• February 14 : Thomas Malthus
• April 22 : Anne Louise Germaine de Stael
• May : Isaac D'Israeli († 1848)

Deaths

• March 21 : Richard Dawes