1800 in literature
See also: 1799 in literature, other events of 1800, 1801 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The United States creates the Library of Congress.
New books
- Gondez the Monk – William Henry Ireland
- Anecdotes of the Altamont Family – Mary Meeke
- Castle Rackrent – Maria Edgeworth
- Edwardina – Catherine Harris
- Final Retribution – Henry Summersett
- Fitz-Maurice – William Frederick Williams
- Forbidden Apartments – William Linley
- Geschichte des europäischen Staatensystems – Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren
- The Hermit's Cell – Helen Craik
- The Life of Washington – Parson Weems
- Logik – Immanuel Kant
- Memoirs of Modern Philosophers – Elizabeth Hamilton
- The Nocturnal Visit – Regina Marie Roche
- Rimualdo – William Henry Ireland
- The Romance of the Castle – Jane Elson
- Serena – Catherine Selden
- System des transcendentalen Idealismus – Friedrich Schelling
- The Vicar of Lansdowne – Regina Marie Roche
Births
- January 6 – Anna Maria Hall, novelist
- March 25 – Alexis Paulin Paris, editor of medieval French manuscripts
- May 5 – Louis Christophe François Hachette, publisher
- October 18 – Sir Henry Taylor, dramatist
- October 25 – Thomas Macaulay, poet
- November 27 – Fanny Kemble
Deaths
- January 22 – George Steevens, Shakespearean commentator
- February 22 – Joseph Warton
- March 14 – Daines Barrington
- March 29 – Marc René, marquis de Montalembert
- April 25 – William Cowper, poet
Awards
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