1750 in literature - Definition and Overview

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

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.

New Books

• The Life of Harriot Stuart - Charlotte Ramsay Lennox
• Fanny Hill - John Cleland
• Oreste (play) - 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