1779 in literature

See also: 1778 in literature, other events of 1779, 1780 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• William Blake enrols at the Royal Academy

New Books

• Woldemar by Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi

Births

• January 18 - Peter Roget
• May 28 - Thomas Moore
• December 22 - Thomas Gaisford

Deaths

• January 20 - David Garrick