See also: 1705 in literature, other events of 1706, 1707 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

New Books

• The Recruiting Officer (play) - George Farquhar
• Essay on the Operas after the Italian Manner - John Dennis

Births

• December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French writer and translator

Deaths

• January 21 - Adrien Baillet, French critic
• February 27 - John Evelyn, diarist
• December 28 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopher