1791 in literature
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See also: 1790 in literature, other events of 1791, 1792 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge begins his course at Jesus College, Cambridge.
[edit] New books
- Elizabeth Inchbald - A Simple Story
- Susanna Rowson - Charlotte, a Tale of Truth
- Marquis de Sade - Justine ou Les Malheurs de la vertu
- Charlotte Turner Smith - Celestina
[edit] Non-fiction
- James Boswell - Life of Johnson
- Olympe de Gouges - Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen
- Thomas Paine - The Rights of Man
[edit] Births
- March 15 - Charles Knight, publisher and author
[edit] Deaths
- January 11 - William Williams Pantycelyn, hymn-writer and poet
- March 2 - John Wesley, preacher and writer
- April 19 - Richard Price, philosopher
- date unknown - Francis Grose, antiquary and lexicographer
