1700s in literature
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See also: 17th Century in literature, other events of the 1700s, 1710 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- 1709 : Tatler founded by Richard Steele
[edit] New Books and Plays
- 1700 : The Way of the World by William Congreve
- 1702 : The Shortest Way with the Dissenters by Daniel Defoe
- 1703 : Hymn to the Pillory by Daniel Defoe
- 1704 : The Campaign by Joseph Addison; Miscellany Poems by William Wycherley
- 1705 : The Mistake by Sir John Vanbrugh; The Gamester by Susannah Centlivre
- 1706 : The Recruiting Officer (play) - George Farquhar
- 1707 : Essay Concerning the Use of Reason - Anthony Collins; The Beaux' Stratagem - George Farquhar
[edit] Births
- April 22, 1707 : Henry Fielding (died 1754)
- September 18, 1709 : Samuel Johnson (died 1784)
[edit] Deaths
- May 12, 1700 : John Dryden (born 1631)
- May 26, 1703 : Samuel Pepys (born 1633)
- February 27, 1706 : John Evelyn (born 1620)
