1787 in literature

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

[edit] Events

• Friedrich Schiller arrives in Weimar.

[edit] New books

• Pierre Beaumarchais - Tarare
• Elizabeth Bonhôte - Olivia, or, The Deserted Bride
• Elizabeth Helme - Louisa; or the Cottage on the Moor
• Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Paul et Virginie

[edit] New drama

• Royall Tyler - The Contrast

[edit] Non-fiction

• Mathurin Jacques Brisson - Pesanteur Spécifique des Corps

[edit] Births

• July 18 - Immanuel Hermann Fichte, philosopher
• November 21 - Bryan Procter ("Barry Cornwall"), poet
• December 16 - Mary Russell Mitford, novelist

[edit] Deaths

• October 30 - Ferdinando Galiani, economist
• November 3 - Robert Lowth, theologian