1702 in literature

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See also: 1701 in literature, other events of 1702, 1703 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

• March 11 - First publication of the Daily Courant (first regular English language newspaper)
• Sir John Vanbrugh turns from drama to architecture by designing Castle Howard.

New books

• The Shortest Way with the Dissenters by Daniel Defoe
• The Tyrant King of Crete (play) by Sir Charles Sedley

Births

• June 26 - Philip Doddridge, Nonconformist preacher and writer
• Yokai Yagu, Japanese poet. (died 1783)

Deaths

• May 27 - Dominique Bouhours, literary critic
• date unknown - Roger Morrice, journalist and diarist