1744 in literature

See also: 1743 in literature, other events of 1744, 1745 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Samuel Foote makes his debut as an actor.

New Books

• The Adventures of David Simple - Sarah Fielding
• The Pleasures of Imagination - Mark Akenside
• Fables for the Female Sex - Edward Moore
• Dissertation sur la nature et la propagation du feu - Emilie de Breteuil, marquise du Chatelet

Births

• None listed

Deaths

• May 30 - Alexander Pope
• unknown date - Charlotte Fielding, wife of Henry Fielding; she was his model for the heroine of Tom Jones