1744 in literature
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See also: 1743 in literature, other events of 1744, 1745 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Samuel Foote makes his debut as an actor.
- Eliza Haywood launches a new periodical, The Female Spectator
[edit] New books
- Sarah Fielding - The Adventures of David Simple
- Edward Moore - Fables for the Female Sex
- John Newbery - A Little Pretty Pocket-Book
[edit] Poetry
[edit] Non-fiction
- Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet -Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu
- Samuel Johnson - Life of Savage
[edit] Births
- February 10 - William Mitford, historian (died 1827)
- August 25 - Johann Gottfried Herder, German poet (died 1803)
[edit] Deaths
- May 30 - Alexander Pope (born 1688)
- unknown date - Charlotte Fielding, wife of Henry Fielding; she was his model for the heroine of Tom Jones
