1797 in literature

See also: 1796 in literature, other events of 1797, 1798 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

• Walter Scott marries Charlotte Carpenter

New Books

Births

• March 27 - Alfred de Vigny
• August 30 - Mary Shelley
• December 13 - Heinrich Heine

Deaths

• July 9 - Edmund Burke
• September 10 - Mary Wollstonecraft

Awards