1756 in literature

Table of contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• Gilbert White becomes curate of Selborne, Hampshire.
• Tobias Smollett becomes editor of the Literary Review
• Frances Abington joins the Drury Lane theatre company

• Athelstane (play) by John Brown (essayist)
• Douglas (play) by John Home

• March 3 - William Godwin
• November 2 - Pierre Laromiguière, philosopher
• - Thomas Burgess
• (probable) - Mary Robinson (poet)