Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1760
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Literature
- Denis Diderot, La Religieuse (The Nun)
- Sarah Fielding, Ophelia
- January 2: Goldsmith begins The Citizen of the World (The
Chinese Letters) (through 1761)
- Samuel Johnson stops publishing The Idler
- Samuel Johnson, "The Bravery of English Common Soldiers"; review of
Tytler's Inquiry into Mary, Queen of Scots
- Johnstone, Chrysal
- Lloyd, The Actor
- Lyttelton, Dialogues of the Dead
- James Macpherson, Fragments of Ancient Poetry, begins the
interest in Ossian
- Tobias Smollett imprisoned for libel
- Tobias Smollett, Sir Launcelot Greaves (through 1761)
Theatre
- Colman, Polly Honeycombe
- Samuel Foote, The Minor
- George Murphy, The Way to Keep Him
Art
- Benjamin West travels to Italy
- Richard Wilson exhibits his works at the Society of Artists (through
1768)
Music
- Thomas Arne, Thomas and Sally
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Lambert ivnents photometry
Politics & Law
- 25 October: George II dies and is succeeded by George III
- Britain takes Montreal
- Bute is part of the new king's cabinet
- Shebbeare, History of the Sumatrans
Philosophy & Theology
- Laurence Sterne made vicar of Coxwold and publishes Sermons of
Yorick
Milestones
- Birth of William Beckford
- October: Death of George II
Miscellaneous
- Thomas Braidwood opens the first British school for the deaf
and mute
- Joiah Wedgwood founds his pottery works in England
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