1768 in literature

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The organization and first meeting of the Royal Academy of Art, with Joshua Reynolds as its president.
John Wilkes is elected to Parliament. On May 10, he John Wilkes is imprisoned for attacking King George III in print.
Thomas Gray succeeds Lawrence Brockett as Regis Professor of History at Cambridge.
The Ladies of Llangollen meet for the first time.

James Boswell - An Account of Corsica
Oliver Goldsmith - The Present State of the British Empire in Europe, America, Africa, and Asia
Richard Gough - Anecdotes of British Topography
Joseph Priestley - An Essay on the First Principles of Government
Tobias Smollett - The Present State of all Nations
Laurence Sterne - A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
Gilbert Stuart - An Historical Dissertation Concerning the Antiquity of the English Constitution
Abraham Tucker as "Edward Search" - The Light of Nature Pursued
Horace Walpole - Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard III
Arthur Young - A Six Weeks' Tour Through the Southern Counties of England and Wales

Isaac Hawking Browne - Poems
Thomas Gray - Poems
Richard Jago - Labour and Genius
Edward Jerningham - Amabella
Mary Wortley Montagu - Poetical Works
Henry James Pye - Elegies
Alexander Ross - The Fortunate Shepherdess
William Shakespeare - Mr. William Shakespeare His Comedies, Histories and Tragedies
Christopher Smart - The Parables of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
William Wilkie - Fables

Anonymous - L'ingénu (translation of Voltaire)
John Cleland - The Woman of Honour (attrib.)
Alexander Dow, (trans) - Tales Translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi