1790 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Non-fiction 6 Births 7 Deaths 8 Awards

[edit] Events

• June 9 - "Philadelphia Spelling Book" by John Barry becomes the first book to be copyrighted in the United States.
• The very literary Thomas de Mahay, Marquis de Favras (1744-1790), was arrested by the radicals of the French Revolution and charged with plotting to help King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette escape the country. Convicted of treason, de Mahay was handed his official death sentence by the court clerk. The Marquis read the paper and shaking his head in disgust said: "I see that you have made three spelling mistakes."
• Thomas Warton is succeeded as Poet Laureate of Great Britain by Henry James Pye.

[edit] New books

• Xavier de Maistre - Voyage around my Room
• Mary Pilkington - Delia
• Hasan Shah - The Dancing Girl
• Helen Maria Williams - Julia

[edit] New drama

• Marianna Starke - The Widow of Malabar

[edit] Poetry

• William Blake - The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
• Robert Burns - "Tam o' Shanter"

[edit] Non-fiction

• James Bruce - Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile
• Edmund Burke - Reflections on the Revolution in France
• Jean Paul - Leben des vergnügten Schulmeisterlein Maria Wutz

[edit] Births

• January 1 - James Wills
• June 9 - Abel-François Villemain
• October 21 - Alphonse de Lamartine

[edit] Deaths

• May 21 - Thomas Warton
• July 17 - Adam Smith

[edit] Awards