1768 in literature

See also: 1767 in literature, other events of 1768, 1769 in literature, list of years in literature.

Table of contents 1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• May 10 - John Wilkes is imprisoned for attacking King George III in print

New Books

• An Account of Corsica - James Boswell

Births

• September 4 : François-René de Chateaubriand

Deaths

• Laurence Sterne