1785 in literature
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See also: 1784 in literature, other events of 1785, 1786 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• January 1 - First publication of the Daily Universal Register (later The Times of London)
• Thomas Warton becomes Poet Laureate

New Books

• * Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides with Samuel Johnson - James Boswell
• The Principles of Moral and Political Philosophy - William Paley
• The Valour of the Magyars - János Bacsanyi

Births

• January 4 - Jakob Grimm
• May 18 - John Wilson
• August 15 - Thomas de Quincey

Deaths

Awards

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