1700s in literature

## Events

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* 1709 : Tatler founded by Richard Steele

## New books and plays

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* 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

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* June 28, 1703 : John Wesley (died 1791)[1]
* April 22, 1707 : Henry Fielding (died 1754)
* September 18, 1709 : Samuel Johnson (died 1784)

## Deaths

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

## See also

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* List of years in literature

## References

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1. ^ BBC. "John Wesley at Epworth". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-11-19.