1756 in literature
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See also: 1755 in literature, other events of 1756, 1757 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Gilbert White becomes curate of Selborne, Hampshire.
- Tobias Smollett becomes editor of the Literary Review
- Frances Abington joins the Drury Lane theatre company
New Books
- Athelstane (play) by John Brown (essayist)
- Douglas (play) by John Home
- Life of John Buncle by Thomas Amory
- Primæ lineæ isagoges in eruditionem universalem by Johann Matthias Gesner
Births
- March 3 - William Godwin
- November 2 - Pierre Laromiguière, philosopher
- unknown date - Thomas Burgess
- (probable) - Mary Robinson (poet)