1786 in literature
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See also: 1785 in literature, other events of 1786, 1787 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- The Story of the Learned Pig (anonymous) is one of the first books to cast doubt on the authorship of William Shakespeare's plays.
New books
- Dorado, a Spanish Tale - James Boswell (published anonymously)
- Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect - Robert Burns
- The Heiress (play) - John Burgoyne
- The Jolly Beggars - Robert Burns
- The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchhausen, translated from the German by G.A. Bürger
- Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson by Hester Thrale