1739 in literature

See also: 1738 in literature, other events of 1739, 1740 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• John Wesley and George Whitefield both give their first open-air sermons.

New Books

• Ode on the Taking of Khotin from the Turks by Mikhail Lomonosov

Births

• November 20 - Jean-François de la Harpe, French critic (died 1803)

Deaths