1787 in literature
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[edit] Events
- Friedrich Schiller arrives in Weimar.
[edit] New books
- Elizabeth Bonhôte - Olivia, or, The Deserted Bride
- Johann Jakob Wilhelm Heinse - Ardinghello and die glückseligen Inseln
- Elizabeth Helme - Louisa; or the Cottage on the Moor
- Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Paul et Virginie
- Scots Musical Museum, vol. 1
[edit] New drama
- Pierre Beaumarchais - Tarare (opera)
- Friedrich Schiller - Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien
- Royall Tyler - The Contrast
[edit] Non-fiction
- Thomas Best - A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling
- Mathurin Jacques Brisson - Pesanteur Spécifique des Corps
- John Hawkins - Life of Samuel Johnson
- Mary Wollstonecraft - Thoughts on the Education of Daughters
[edit] Births
- April 26 - Ludwig Uhland, German poet (d. 1862)
- November 21 - Bryan Procter ("Barry Cornwall"), poet (d. 1874)
- December 16 - Mary Russell Mitford, novelist (d. 1855)
[edit] Deaths
- April 2 - Francisco Javier Clavijero, historian (b. 1731)
- June 19 - John Brown, Scottish theologian (b. 1722)
- October 30 - Ferdinando Galiani, economist (b. 1728)
- November 3 - Robert Lowth, theologian (b. 1710)
- December 19 - Soame Jenyns, essayist (b. 1704)
