1789 in literature
See also: 1788 in literature, other events of 1789, 1790 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Friedrich Schiller is appointed professor of history and philosophy at Jena.
- W. H. Brown's Power of Sympathy becomes the first American novel.
New books
- Arundel (novel) – Richard Cumberland
- The Castles of Athlin and Dunbayne – Ann Radcliffe
- Earl Strongbow – James White
- The Power of Sympathy – W. H. Brown
- Songs of Innocence – William Blake
- Sonnets – William Lisle Bowles
- The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African – Olaudah Equiano
Births
- January 11 – John Payne Collier
- November 15 – James Scholefield
- December 28 Catharine Sedgwick, American writer (d. 1867)
Deaths
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