1783 in literature

See also: 1782 in literature, other events of 1783, 1784 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

New Books

• Life of Lord Chatham - William Godwin
• The Village - George Crabbe

Births

• January 23 - Stendhal
• April 3 - Washington Irving

Deaths

• October 29 - Jean le Rond d'Alembert, mathematician