1742 in literature

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

[edit] Events

• December 2 - The Pennsylvania Journal first appears in print in the United States.
• Pierre de Marivaux is elected to the Académie française.

[edit] New books

• Henry Fielding - Joseph Andrews

[edit] New drama

• Charlotte Charke - Tit for Tat

[edit] Non-fiction

• Colin Maclaurin - Treatise on Fluxions

[edit] Births

• January 1 - Isaac Reed, Shakespearean editor (died 1807)
• June 25 - Johann Schweighauser, German classical scholar (died 1830)
• September 14 - James Wilson, publisher (died 1798)
• October 6 - Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian author (died 1785)

[edit] Deaths

• March 23 - Jean-Baptiste Dubos, French author (born 1670)
• July 9 - John Oldmixon, English historian (born 1673)
• July 14 - Richard Bentley, English scholar and critic (born 1662)
• July 19 - William Somervile, English poet (born 1675)
• November 24 - Andrew Bradford, American publisher (born 1686)