1775 in literature

See also: 1774 in literature, other events of 1775, 1776 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• October 19 – Samuel Johnson, Henry Thrale and Hester Thrale, visiting Paris, dine with King Louis XVI of France and Queen Marie Antoinette.

New books

• The School for Wives – Hugh Kelly

New drama

• Die Juden – Gotthold Lessing

Births

• January 30 – Walter Savage Landor
• February 10 – Charles Lamb
• December 16 – Jane Austen

Deaths

• January 8 – John Baskerville, printer, typefounder
• January 13 – Johann Georg Walch, theologian

Awards