1750 in literature

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See also: 1749 in literature, other events of 1750, 1751 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• Tobias Smollett travels in France, collecting material for Peregrine Pickle.
• Weekly meetings for contributors to the Encyclopédie begin, at the salon of Baron d'Holbach.
• The Rambler is founded by Edward Cave; it lasts for 208 issues, and is mostly written by Samuel Johnson.
• The first American Shakespearean production takes place in New York City on March 5 -- an alternative version of Richard III.
• Jean-Jacques Rousseau wins the prize of the Academy of Dijon for his Discourse on the Arts and Sciences.

New books

• The Life of Harriot Stuart - Charlotte Ramsay Lennox
• Fanny Hill - John Cleland

New drama

• La Bottega di Caffe - Carlo Goldoni
• Oreste - Voltaire

Births

• January 7 - Robert Anderson
• September 5 - Robert Fergusson

Deaths

• February 8 - Aaron Hill, dramatist
• June 15 - Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer