1700s in literature

Events

• 1709 : Tatler founded by Richard Steele

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 Susanna Centlivre
• 1706: The Recruiting Officer (play) – George Farquhar
• 1707: Essay Concerning the Use of Reason – Anthony Collins; The Beaux' Stratagem – George Farquhar

Births

• June 28, 1703 : John Wesley (died 1791)
• April 22, 1707 : Henry Fielding (died 1754)
• September 18, 1709 : Samuel Johnson (died 1784)

Deaths

• May 12, 1700 : John Dryden (born 1631)
• May 26, 1703 : Samuel Pepys (born 1633)
• February 27, 1706 : John Evelyn (born 1620)

See also

• List of years in literature

References

1. Table of years in literature
2. 1700s in archaeology
3. 1700s in Wales
4. List of years in literature
5. 1700s (decade)
6. Gay literature
7. Augustan literature
8. Ukrainian literature
9. 1710s in archaeology
10. Persian literature
11. New religious movements and cults in popular culture
12. Amir Khusrau
13. Mesoamerican literature
14. History of Italian culture (1700s)
15. 2025 in American music
16. Literary criticism
17. 1690s in archaeology
18. Courtesy book
19. Azerbaijani literature
20. English Renaissance