See also: 1781 in literature, other events of 1782, 1783 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• William Blake first meets his patron, John Flaxman.

New Books

• Les liaisons dangereuses - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
• Letters from an American Farmer - J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur
• The Diverting History of John Gilpin - William Cowper
• Verses Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk - William Cowper

Births

• April 16 - William Jerdan, journalist
• unknown date - Charlotte Dacre, English author

Deaths

• April 12 - Metastasio, Italian poet
• December 27 - Henry Home, Lord Kames, Scottish philosopher