1782 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

• William Blake first meets his patron, John Flaxman.

[edit] New books

• Fanny Burney - Cecilia: Or, Memoirs of an Heiress
• J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur - Letters from an American Farmer
• Pierre Choderlos de Laclos - Les liaisons dangereuses
• Betje Wolff - Historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart

[edit] New drama

• Denis Fonvizin - The Minor

[edit] Poetry

• William Cowper
  • The Diverting History of John Gilpin
  • Verses Supposed to be Written by Alexander Selkirk

[edit] Non-fiction

• Jean-Jacques Rousseau - The Confessions

[edit] Births

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

[edit] Deaths

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