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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1756. ==Events== *January - Tobias Smollett becomes the first editor of the ''The Critical Review''. *April–May - Beginning of the Seven Years' War in Europe. *June 20 - The Black Hole of Calcutta incident inspires renewed British efforts in India. *October 29 - Frances Abington first acts with the company of the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London. *November - Gilbert White becomes curate at his birthplace of Selborne in Hampshire, England, for the second time. *December 14 - Rev. John Home's blank verse tragedy ''Douglas'' is performed for the first time, in Edinburgh, with considerable success, in spite of the opposition of the local church presbytery, who summon Rev. Alexander Carlyle to answer for having attended its representation. However, it fails in its early promise to set up a new Scottish dramatic tradition. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1756 in literature」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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