1754 in literature
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See also: 1753 in literature, other events of 1754, 1755 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Frances Sheridan and her husband arrive in London from Ireland
[edit] New books
- Samuel Richardson - The History of Sir Charles Grandison
[edit] Non-fiction
- Charles Bonnet - Essai de psychologie
- John Douglas - Letter on the Criterion of Miracles
- David Hume - History of Great Britain (volume 1)
- Thomas Warton - Observations on the Faerie Queene of Spenser
[edit] Births
- July 11 - Thomas Bowdler (died 1825)
- December 24 - George Crabbe (died 1832)
[edit] Deaths
- January 28 - Ludvig Holberg (born 1684)
- April 2 - Thomas Carte (born 1686)
- April 9 - Christian Wolff (philosopher) (born 1679)
- October 8 - Henry Fielding (born 1707)
