1766 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Non-fiction 6 Births 7 Deaths

[edit] Events

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

[edit] New books

• Henry Brooke - The Fool of Quality
• Oliver Goldsmith - The Vicar of Wakefield
• Tobias Smollett - The Expedition of Humphry Clinker

[edit] New drama

• George Colman the Elder and David Garrick - The Clandestine Marriage

[edit] Poetry

• Hugh Kelly - Thespis; or, A Critical Examination into the Merits of All the Principal Performers belonging to Drury Lane Theatre

[edit] Non-fiction

• Christopher Anstey - The New Bath Guide
• Sir William Blackstone - Commentaries on the Laws of England
• Tobias Smollett - Travels through France and Italy

[edit] Births

• February 14 - Thomas Malthus (died 1834)
• April 22 - Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (died 1817)
• May - Isaac D'Israeli (died 1848)

[edit] Deaths

• March 21 - Richard Dawes (born 1708)