1744 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1744. Events February 6 – Samuel Foote makes his debut as an actor as Othello at the Haymarket Theatre, London, England. February 15 – Spranger Barry makes his debut as an actor at the Theatre Royal, Dublin. April – The Female Spectator (a monthly) is founded by Eliza Haywood in England, the first periodical written for women by a woman. April 14 – The Physico-Historical Society is formed in Dublin for the preservation of 'manuscripts, rare printed books, and natural curiosities relating to Ireland'. May 29 – Alexander Pope is received into the Catholic Church, a day before his death. New books Fiction Mary Collyer – Felicia to Charlotte Sarah Fielding – The Adventures of David Simple Eliza Haywood – The Fortunate Foundlings Edward Moore – Fables for the Female Sex William Oldys – The Harleian Miscellany (introduction by Samuel Johnson) Joseph Warton – The Enthusiast