1748 in literature
See also: 1747 in literature, other events of 1748, 1749 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
New Books
- The Adventures of Roderick Random – Tobias Smollett
- The Castle of Indolence – James Thomson
- De l'esprit des lois (The Spirit of the Laws) – Montesquieu
- An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding – David Hume
- Les Mœurs – François-Vincent Toussaint
Births
- January 1 – Gottfried August Bürger, German poet (died 1794)
- February 15 – Jeremy Bentham
- April 27 – Pierre-Louis Ginguené, French author
- May 7 – Olympe de Gouges, dramatist
Deaths
- August 27 – James Thomson, Scottish poet (born 1700)
- September 21 – John Balguy, English philosopher (born 1686)
- November 25 : Isaac Watts
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