1773 in literature
See also: 1772 in literature, other events of 1773, 1774 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Richard Brinsley Sheridan marries Elizabeth Linley.
- Samuel Johnson and James Boswell tour the Western Isles of Scotland
New books
- Götz von Berlichingen - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral - Phillis Wheatley
- The Man of the World - Henry Mackenzie
New drama
- She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith
- The Adulateur by Mercy Otis Warren
Births
Deaths
- January 21 - Alexis Piron, dramatist and epigrammatist
- May 15 - Alban Butler, hagiographer
- July 5 - Francisco José Freire, historian and philologist
- August 20 - Enrique Florez, historian
- November 16 - John Hawkesworth, poet and editor
Categories
1773 books