1747 in literature
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See also: 1746 in literature, other events of 1747, 1748 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Samuel Johnson begins work on his dictionary of the English language
[edit] New books
- Monody (poetry) - George Lyttelton
- The Foundling (play) - Edward Moore
[edit] Births
- January 11 : François Alexandre Frédéric, duc de la Rochefoucauld-Liancourt (died 1827)
- January 15 : John Aikin, English doctor and writer (died 1822)
- December 12 : Anna Seward, English writer (died 1809)
[edit] Deaths
- January 16 : Barthold Heinrich Brockes (born 1680)
- November 17 : Alain-René Le Sage, French novelist and playwright (born 1668)
