1755 in literature

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See also: 1754 in literature, other events of 1755, 1756 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Samuel Johnson publishes his dictionary of the English language.
• Paradise Lost is translated into French prose by Louis Racine.

New Books

• Memoirs of Several Ladies of Great Britain - Thomas Amory
• Notes on the New Testament by John Wesley
• Mémoires de Madame de Maintenon
• Voyage d'Egypte et de Nubie - Frederic Louis Norden

Births

• February 21 : Anne Grant

Deaths

• February 10 : Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu