Eighteenth-Century Chronology: 1740
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Literature
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Colley Cibber, Apology for His Life
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John Dyer, The Ruins of Rome
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Henry Fielding called to the bar
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Samuel Johnson, Life of Blake, Life of Drake, Life of
Barretier
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Samuel Richardson, Pamela (through 1741)
Theatre
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James Thomson, Alfred (includes "Rule Britannia")
Art
Music
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Thomas Arne sets James Thomson's "Rule Britannia"
Science, Technology, & Medicine
Politics & Law
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The War of Austrian Succession begins as Frederick II invades Silesia
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Samuel Johnson begins his reports of the Parliamentary debates
Philosophy & Theology
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David Hume, Treatise of Human Nature, vol. 2 (begun 1739)
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George Whitefield, A Short Account of God's Dealings with George Whitefield
Milestones
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Birth of James Boswell
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Birth of Joseph Brant
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Death of Thomas Tickell
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Birth of Woodforde
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Death of Sir William Wyndham
Miscellaneous