1776 in literature
See also: 1775 in literature, other events of 1776, 1777 in literature, list of years in literature.
Events
New Books
- Fragment on Government - Jeremy Bentham
- The Runaway - Hannah Cowley
- Volume I of The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire - Edward Gibbon
- A General History of the Science and Practice of Music - John Hawkin
- Edward Allwill's Briefsammlung - Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi
- Common Sense - Thomas Paine
- An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations - Adam Smith
Births
Deaths
- May 23 - Jeanne Julie Eleonore de Lespinasse, "Mademoiselle de Lespinasse"
Awards