1776 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1776.
David Hume, 1711 - 1776. Historian and philosopher
Frances Burney (1776–1828)
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Frances Burney was an English playwright and governess, named for her famous aunt.
1776 in literature
…Adam Smith – An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations January – Frances Burney, English dramatist (died 1828) January 17 – Jane Porter, Scottish novelist and dramatist (died 1850…
Frontispiece and title page of neoclassicist Vincenzo Monti's tragedy Aristodemo (Parma, 1786), a translation of which was included in Burney's Tragic Dramas