1777 in literature
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Events
- Fanny Burney is introduced to Samuel Johnson by her father
- Robert Lowth becomes Bishop of London
- First appearance of James Boswell's The Hypochondriak in the London Magazine
- First production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal, in London
New Books
- The Champion of Virtur by Clara Reeve
- The Old English Baron by Clara Reeve
Births
- February 12 - Friedrich de la Motte Fouque
- July 27 - Thomas Campbell, Scottish poet.
- William Henry Ireland, forger of Shakespeariana
Deaths
- October 21 - Samuel Foote, English dramatist
