1770 in literature
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See also: 1769 in literature, other events of 1770, 1771 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New books
- An Essay on the Nature and Immutability of Truth - James Beattie
- Poems on Several Occasions - Michael Bruce
- The system of Nature - Baron d'Holbach
New drama
- Les Deux Amis - Pierre de Beaumarchais
Births
- March 20 - Friedrich Hölderlin, German poet
- April 7 - William Wordsworth
- unknown date - James Hogg
Deaths
- August 24 - Thomas Chatterton (suicide)
- November 1 - Alexander Cruden
- November 24 - Charles-Jean-François Hénault