1799 in literature

See also: 1798 in literature, other events of 1799, 1800 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Awards

Events

New Books

• Arthur Mervyn - Charles Brockden Brown
• Edgar Huntly - Charles Brockden Brown
• Ormond - Charles Brockden Brown
• The Pleasures of Hope - Thomas Campbell
• The Gipsy Countess - Elizabeth Gunning
• The East Indian - Mary Julia Young

Births

• May 20 - Honoré de Balzac
• May 26 - Aleksandr Pushkin

Deaths

• May 18 - Pierre Beaumarchais

Awards