events and publications of 1759. By January 15 – Voltaire's satirical novella Candide, ou l'Optimisme is published simultaneously in five countries. January...

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Diderot 1758 in literature – Voltaire buys his estate at Ferney; The Idler by Samuel Johnson; Le Père de famille by Denis Diderot 1759 in literature – Candide...

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opera. Castrato Gaspare Pacchierotti makes his debut at the Perugia carnival, in a female role. Tommaso Traetta becomes court composer at Parma. None listed...

The year 1759 in science and technology involved several significant events. Halley's Comet returns; a team of three mathematicians, Alexis Clairaut,...

The table of years in literature is a tabular display of all years in literature for overview and quick navigation to any year. Contents: 2000s ·1900s...

The year 1759 in architecture involved some significant architectural events and new buildings. Work begins on Harewood House in Yorkshire, England, designed...

death of King George II of Great Britain, the era of Augustan literature that started in 1702 is considered to be at an end. James Beattie becomes a professor...

achieve its war aims. In 1759 Britain enjoyed an Annus Mirabilis, with success over the French on the continent (Germany), in North America (capturing...

melarance (The Love for Three Oranges) Il corvo (The Raven) Arthur Murphy All in the Wrong The Citizen The Old Maid John Armstrong – A Day: An epistle to John...

Beginning of the Seven Years' War in Europe. June 20 – The Black Hole of Calcutta incident inspires renewed British efforts in India. October 29 – Frances Abington...

Samuel Johnson begins publishing a series of essays, The Idler (1758–1760), in the Universal Chronicle. April 24 – Robert Dodsley and his brother James sign...

and Anglo-Norman literature, where literature in these languages relate to the early development of the English language and literature. There is also some...

Events from the year 1759 in art. Thomas Gainsborough and his family move to Bath, England. Giambettino Cignaroli – Death of Cato Thomas Gainsborough...

literature (for instance, Irish or France). John Brown, On Liberty William Collins: Ode Occasion'd by the Death of Mr. Thomson, James Thomson died in...

Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France). August 12 — Battle of Kunersdorf (Seven...

Literature of the 18th century refers to world literature produced during the years 1700–1799. European literature of the 18th century refers to literature...

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1759 to Wales and its people. Lord Lieutenant of North Wales (Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey...

University of Edinburgh by King George III, the first such chair in English literature. June 19 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau's The Social Contract (Du Contrat...

complete list of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1755–1759. For acts passed until 1707, see the list of acts of the Parliament of England...

Forster (1990). Index to Book Reviews in England, 1749-1774. SIU Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0-8093-1406-5. Women & Literature. Transaction Periodicals Consortium...

philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design. In art, design, architecture, and landscape, didacticism is a...

Peg Woffington, playing Rosalind in As You Like It, suffers a stroke on stage at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London and never acts again. May...

of German Literature. Routledge. p. 1357. ISBN 9781135941291. Retrieved 24 March 2019. Kellgren, Johan Henrik (1838). Samlade skrifter (in Swedish). N...

Abissinia (1759) and Samuel Butler's Erewhon (1872), which uses an anagram of "nowhere" as its title. This, like much of utopian literature, can be seen...

Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy (1759–67) and A Sentimental Journey (1768), Henry Brooke's The Fool of Quality...

English Literature. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-860634-6. Day, Gary; Lynch, Jack (9 March 2015). The Encyclopedia of British Literature, 3 Volume...

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1767. January 29 – The former watchmaker and entrepreneur Pierre Beaumarchais has...

is mostly written by Samuel Johnson. March 5 – Shakespeare's Richard II (in Colley Cibber's version) is presented at their theatre on Nassau Street (Manhattan)...