1737 in literature

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Contents 1 New books 1.1 New drama 1.2 Poetry 1.3 Non-fiction 2 Births 3 Deaths

[edit] New books

[edit] New drama

• Henry Fielding - The Historical Register for the Year 1736
• Pierre de Marivaux - Les Fausses confidences

[edit] Poetry

• Richard Glover - Leonidas
• Matthew Green - The Spleen

[edit] Non-fiction

• Jonathan Edwards - A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Works of God

[edit] Births

• January 29 - Thomas Paine (died 1809)
• April 27 - Edward Gibbon (died 1794)
• unknown date - Frances Abington, actress, a leading exponent of Shakespeare and Sheridan (died 1815)

[edit] Deaths

• None listed