1763 in literature

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See also: 1762 in literature, other events of 1763, 1764 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Marriage of Henry Thrale and Hester Thrale, later close friends and companions of Dr Samuel Johnson.
• May 16 - James Boswell is introduced to Samuel Johnson at Thomas Davies's bookshop in London

New books

• The Chronicles of the Stone - Cao Xueqin
• The Discovery (play) - Frances Sheridan

Births

• March 9 - William Cobbett
• July 30 - Samuel Rogers

Deaths

• September 26 - John Byrom
• December 23 - Antoine François Prévost, French author, better known as the Abbé Prévost

Awards