1709 in literature
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See also: 1708 in literature, other events of 1709, 1710 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Alexander Selkirk, the original Robinson Crusoe, returns to civilisation.
- Tatler is founded by Richard Steele.
[edit] New books
[edit] New drama
- Anthony Aston - Love in a Hurry
- Colley Cibber - The Rival Fools
- Juan Claudio de la Hoz y Mota - José, salvador de Egipto
[edit] Poetry
- Richard Blackmore - Instructions to Vander Beck
- Matthew Prior - Poems on Several Occasions
[edit] Non-fiction
- Thomas Baker -Reflections on Learning, showing the Insufficiency thereof in its several particulars, in order to evince the usefulness and necessity of Revelation, vol. 1
- William King - Art of Cookery
- John Trenchard -The Natural History of Superstition
[edit] Births
- April 14 - Charles Collé, dramatists
- August 7 - Jean-Jacques Lefranc, marquis de Pompignan, French poet (died 1784)
- August 29 - Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset, poet and dramatist (died 1777)
- September 18 - Samuel Johnson (died 1784)
- December 25 - Julien Offray de La Mettrie, French author (died 1751)
- unknown date
- John Armstrong, poet
- Richard Burn, legal writer
- John Cleland, controversial English novelist (died 1789)
- probable
- James Adair, historian
[edit] Deaths
- February 15 - John Philips, poet (born 1676)
- June 30 - Edward Lhuyd, naturalist (born 1660)
- July 8 - Gustaf Adlerfelt, historian (born 1671)
- December 8 - Thomas Corneille, dramatist (born 1625)
- date unknown
- Robert Gould, poet (born c.1660)
- Mary Pix, dramatist (born 1666)
