1750 in literature
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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
Deaths
- February 8 - Aaron Hill, dramatist
- June 15 - Marguerite De Launay, Baronne Staal, French writer
