1707 in literature
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See also: 1706 in literature, other events of 1707, 1708 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Richard Steele marries Mary Scurlock -- one of the most famous literary marriages of all time, thanks to their correspondence.
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New books
- Essay Concerning the Use of Reason - Anthony Collins
- Jean de Beaugue — Histoire de la guerre d'Ecosse (translation by Patrick Abercromby)
- A. Phillipick Schiner — Oration to Incite the English Against the French (translation by John Toland)
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New drama
- The Beaux' Stratagem — George Farquhar
- The Lady's Last Stake — Colley Cibber
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Births
- January 13 — John Boyle, 5th Earl of Cork, writer
- February 14 — Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, novelist
- February 25 — Carlo Goldoni, dramatist
- April 22 — Henry Fielding, novelist
- August 14 — Johann August Ernesti, philologist
- September 7 — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French philosopher
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Deaths
- April 20 — George Farquhar, dramatist
- June 23 — John Mill, theologian
- September 15 — George Stepney, British poet and diplomat (born 1663)
- September 24 — Vicenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (born 1642)
- December 27 — Jean Mabillon, the founder of palaeography
- date unknown — Alexander Exquemelin, pirate author