Overview of the events of 1758 in literature
This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1758.
Events
New books
Prose
Drama
Poetry
Non-fiction
Births
- January 12 – Dmitry Gorchakov, Russian writer, dramatist and poet (died 1824)
- February 3
- February 10 – Amalia Holst, German writer, intellectual, and feminist (died 1829)
- March 15 – Magdalene Sophie Buchholm, Norwegian poet (died 1826)
- April 30 – Jane West (Prudentia Homespun), English novelist and writer of conduct books (died 1852)
- October 16 – Noah Webster, American lexicographer (died 1843)
- December 9 – Richard Colt Hoare, English antiquary, archeologist and traveler (died 1838)
Deaths
References