 the year 1741 in literature involved some significant events and new books. ==events== *january 29 - a memorial to william shakespeare (d. 1616), designed by william kent and sculpted by peter scheemakers, is erected in poets' corner of westminster abbey. *february 13 - andrew bradford launches the american colonies' first periodical in philadelphia, the american magazine. *october 19 - david garrick makes his london stage debut, as shakespeare's richard iii. his performance quickly packs theatres.horace walpole remarked, "there was a dozen dukes a night at goodman's fields." freedley, george; reeves, john a. (1968). a history of the theatre. new york, crown. p. 290. his professional debut was earlier in the year at ipswich in southerne's adaptation of oroonoko. *irish-born actor charles macklin makes his london stage debut in the part of shakespeare's shylock at the theatre royal, drury lane, reversing the tradition of portraying the character as a comic villain. *printer robert foulis sets up as a publisher in edinburgh. ==new books== * anonymous **the life of pamela (parody of richardson's pamela) **pamela censured * geoffrey chaucer - the canterbury tales of chaucer (new edition revives interest in chaucer's tales) * stephen duck - every man in his own way * henry fielding (as "mr. conny keyber") - an apology for the life of mrs. shamela andrews * eliza haywood - the anti-pamela; or feignâd innocence detected * ludvig holberg - niels klim's underground travels * john kelly - pamela's conduct in high life (continuation of pamela) * robert craggs nugent - an ode to mankind * alexander pope with john gay and john arbuthnot - memoirs of the extraordinary life, works, and discoveries of martinus scriblerus * charles povey - the virgin in eden (prose fiction) * samuel richardson **letters written to and for particular friends (aka "familiar letters") **pamela; or, virtue rewarded vols. iii - iv * john and charles wesley - 
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