1760 in literature
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[edit] Events
- James Beattie becomes a professor at the University of Aberdeen
- Fanny Burney and her family move to London
- Edward III (play) attributed to William Shakespeare by Edward Capell
[edit] New books
- The Actor (poem) - Robert Lloyd
- Fragments of Ancient Poetry Collected in the Highlands of Scotland - translated by James Macpherson
- Volume two of the sermons of John Balguy (posthumous)
- The Life and Adventures of Sir Lancelot Greaves - Tobias Smollett
[edit] New drama
- Carlo Goldoni - La casa nova
[edit] Births
- March 10 - Leandro Fernández de Moratín, Spanish dramatist & poet (died 1828)
- May 10 - Johann Peter Hebel (died 1826)
- October 25 - Arnold Hermann Ludwig Heeren, German historian (died 1842)
[edit] Deaths
- March 28 - Margaret Woffington, noted actress, subject of Charles Reade's novel, Peg Woffington (born c.1720)
- April 6 - Charlotte Charke, novelist and dramatist, daughter of Colley Cibber (born 1713)
- April 10 - Jean Lebeuf, historian (born 1687)
- date unknown - Isaac Hawkins Browne (poet) (born 1705)
- date unknown - Browne Willis, historian (born 1682)
