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EVENTS

Gilbert White becomes curate of Selborne , Hampshire .

Tobias Smollett becomes editor of the ''Literary Review''

Frances Abington joins the Drury Lane theatre company

NEW BOOKS

''Athelstane'' (play) by John Brown (essayist)

''Douglas'' (play) by John Home

''Life of John Buncle'' by Thomas Amory

''Primæ lineæ isagoges in eruditionem universalem'' by Johann Matthias Gesner

BIRTHS

March 3 - William Godwin

November 2 - Pierre Laromiguière , philosopher

''unknown date'' - Thomas Burgess

(probable) - Mary Robinson (poet)

DEATHS

February 25 - Eliza Haywood