1794 in literature

See also: 1793 in literature, other events of 1794, 1795 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

New Books

• Caleb Williams - William Godwin
• Memoirs of my own Life - Edward Gibbon
• The Age of Reason - Thomas Paine
• The Baviad - William Gifford
• The Jew (comedy) - Richard Cumberland
• The Mysteries of Udolpho -Ann Radcliffe
• The Travels of Dean Mahomet - Dean Mahomed

Births

• May 17 - Anna Brownell Jameson
• May 24 - William Whewell

Deaths

• January 16 - Edward Gibbon

Awards