1687 in literature

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See also: 1686 in literature, other events of 1687, 1688 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Non-fiction 5 Births 6 Deaths

Events

New books

• The Hind and the Panther - John Dryden
• The Hind and the Panther Transversed to the Story of the Country and the City Mouse - Matthew Prior
• Le Siècle de Louis le Grand (The Century of Louis the Great) - Charles Perrault

New drama

• Aphra Behn - The Emperor of the Moon
• Sir Charles Sedley - Bellamira, or The Mistress

Non-fiction

• George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax - Letter to a Dissenter

Births

• March 7 - Jean Lebeuf, historian
• June 24 - Johann Albrecht Bengel, theologian
• August 26 - Henry Carey, poet and dramatist
• November 7 - William Stukeley, antiquary

Deaths

• March 28 - Constantijn Huygens, poet
• December 16 - William Petty, philosopher