1690 in literature - Definition

See also: 1689 in literature, other events of 1690, 1691 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

• Colley Cibber becomes an actor with the Drury Lane company.

New Books

• Amphitryon, or the Two Socias - John Dryden
• Don Sebastian - John Dryden
• Essay Concerning Human Understanding - John Locke
• Memoires of the Navy - Samuel Pepys
• A Discourse of Trade - Nicholas Barbon

Births

• February 3 - Richard Rawlinson, collector of manuscripts and curiosities

Deaths

• October 3 - Robert Barclay, Quaker writer