1748 in literature

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Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Non-fiction 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] New books

• Tobias Smollett - The Adventures of Roderick Random
• James Thomson - The Castle of Indolence
• François-Vincent Toussaint - Les Mœurs

[edit] New drama

• Jean-François Marmontel - Denys le Tyran

[edit] Non-fiction

• David Hume - An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding
• Montesquieu - De l'esprit des lois (The Spirit of the Laws)

[edit] Births

• January 1 - Gottfried August Bürger, German poet (died 1794)
• February 15 - Jeremy Bentham (died 1832)
• April 27 - Pierre-Louis Ginguené, French author (died 1815)
• May 7 - Olympe de Gouges, dramatist (died 1793)

[edit] Deaths

• August 27 - James Thomson, Scottish poet (born 1700)
• September 21 - John Balguy, English philosopher (born 1686)
• November 25 : Isaac Watts (born 1674)