1795 in literature

See also: 1794 in literature, other events of 1795, 1796 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

• Series of lectures on politics and religion - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
• Charles Lamb spends six weeks in a mental asylum

New Books

• Ambrosio, or the Monk - "Monk" Lewis
• Henry (novel) - Richard Cumberland
• The Maeviad - William Gifford

Births

• October 31 - John Keats
• December 4 - Thomas Carlyle

Deaths

• James Boswell

Awards