1787 in literature

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Events

• Friedrich Schiller arrives in Weimar.

New books

• Elizabeth Bonhôte - Olivia, or, The Deserted Bride
• Johann Jakob Wilhelm Heinse - Ardinghello and die glückseligen Inseln
• Elizabeth Helme - Louisa; or the Cottage on the Moor
• Bernardin de Saint-Pierre - Paul et Virginie
• Scots Musical Museum, vol. 1

New drama

• Pierre Beaumarchais - Tarare (opera)
• Friedrich Schiller - Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien
• Royall Tyler - The Contrast

New poetry

Main article: 1787 in poetry

Non-fiction

• Thomas Best - A Concise Treatise on the Art of Angling
• Mathurin Jacques Brisson - Pesanteur Spécifique des Corps
• John Hawkins - Life of Samuel Johnson
• Mary Wollstonecraft - Thoughts on the Education of Daughters

Births

• April 26 - Ludwig Uhland, German poet (died 1862)
• November 21 - Bryan Procter ("Barry Cornwall"), poet (died 1874)
• December 16 - Mary Russell Mitford, novelist (died 1855)

Deaths

• April 2 - Francisco Javier Clavijero, historian (born 1731)
• June 19 - John Brown, Scottish theologian (born 1722)
• October 30 - Ferdinando Galiani, economist (born 1728)
• November 3 - Robert Lowth, theologian (born 1710)
• December 19 - Soame Jenyns, essayist (born 1704)