1707 in literature

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See also: 1706 in literature, other events of 1707, 1708 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

• Richard Steele marries Mary Scurlock -- one of the most famous literary marriages of all time, thanks to their correspondence.

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)

New drama

• The Beaux' Stratagem — George Farquhar
• The Lady's Last Stake — Colley Cibber

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

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