1792 in literature

1792 in literature

"See also:" 1791 in literature, other events of 1792, 1793 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

* Molière's body is moved to the museum of French monuments

New books

*Hugh Henry Brackenridge - "Modern Chivalry: Containing the Adventures of Captain John Farrago and Teague O'Regan, His servant"
*Charlotte Turner Smith - "Desmond"

New drama

*Joseph Chénier - "Caïus Gracchus"
*Thomas Holcroft - "The Road to Ruin"

Non-fiction

*Mary Wollstonecraft - "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman"

Births

*February 10 - Frederick Marryat (Captain Marryat), novelist
*August 4 - Percy Bysshe Shelley, poet

Deaths

*April 23 - Karl Friedrich Bahrdt, theologian
*June 4 - John Burgoyne, soldier and dramatist
*August 25 - Jacques Cazotte, novelist

Awards

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