1735 in literature
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See also: 1734 in literature, other events of 1735, 1736 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Samuel Johnson marries Elizabeth "Tetty" Porter, twenty years his senior.
- August 4 - At the end of the trial of John Zenger for seditious libel in the New York Weekly Journal, he is found not guilty by the jury.
[edit] New books
- Antoine François Prévost - Le Doyen de Killerine
- George Lillo - The Christian Hero
[edit] New drama
- Charlotte Charke - The Art of Management
- Robert Dodsley - The Toyshop
[edit] Births
- James Beattie (died 1803)
- July 5 - August Ludwig von Schlözer, historian (died 1809)
- December 31 - Jean de Crèvecoeur, French-American writer (died 1813)
- date unknown - Charles Joseph, Prince de Ligne, soldier and writer (died 1814)
[edit] Deaths
- February 27 - John Arbuthnot (born 1667)
- April 5 - Samuel Wesley (poet) (born 1662)
