Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1768
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Literature
- James Boswell, An Account of Corsica
- Capell's edition of Shakespeare
- A. Dow, Tales form the Persian of Inatulla
- Thomas Gray appointed professor of modern history at Cambridge;
publishes Poems
- Oliver Goldsmith, The Good Natured Man
- Laurence Sterne, A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy
Theatre
- Samuel Foote, The Devil upon Two Sticks
- Oliver Goldsmith, The Good Natur'd Man
- Kelly, False Delicacy
- George Murphy, Zenobia
Art
- Joshua Reynolds founds, and is elected president of, the Royal Academy;
other founding members include Paul Sandby, Benjamin West, and Richard
Wilson
- Benjamin West receives the patronage of George III
- Joseph Wright, "Experiment with the Air Pump"
Music
Science, Technology, & Medicine
- Joseph Priestley first develops the techniques of carbonating
water
Politics & Law
- Wilkes is elected to Parliament (representing Middlesex) on
his return from France but is then expelled by the government and
sentenced for libel
- Liverpool conversation club debates the merits of secret
ballots
- Junius's letters to the king
- Samuel Johnson helps Henry Thrale with his campaign
- Corsica is ceded to the French
- G. Stuart, A Historical Dissertation concerning the
Antiquity of the English Constitution
- Wilkes, English Liberty (through 1770)
- Austria renounces its claims on Silesia
- France purchases Corsica from Genoa
Philosophy & Theology
- Jesuits are expelled from the Philippines
Milestones
- Death of Sarah Fielding
- Death of Joseph Spence
- Death of Laurence Sterne
- Death of Thornton
Miscellaneous
- Samuel Hearne begins a two-year walking tour from Hudson Bay to the
Arctic Ocean, searching for the Northwest Passage
- Arthur Young, Six Weeks' Tour through the Southern Counties
- The Royal Academy is founded ???
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