1772 in literature

See also: 1771 in literature, other events of 1772, 1773 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

New Books

• France's Encyclopédie, in 28 volumes
• The Daft Days - Robert Fergusson
• The Fashionable Lover (play) - Richard Cumberland

Births

• October 21 - Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Deaths

Awards