1625 in literature
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See also: 1624 in literature, other events of 1625, 1626 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- John Milton enters Christ's College, Cambridge.
- Sir Richard Baker's Oxfordshire property is seized as a result of his debts.
[edit] New books
- Francis Bacon - Complete Essays
- William Shakespeare "First Quarto" published
[edit] New drama
- Thomas Middleton - A Game at Chess
- Racan - Les bergeries
- James Shirley - Love Tricks, or the School of Complement
[edit] Poetry
- Honoré d'Urfé - Sylvanire
[edit] Births
- August 20 - Thomas Corneille, dramatist (died 1709)
- date unknown - François Bernier, travel writer (died 1688)
[edit] Deaths
- June 1 - Honoré d'Urfé, novelist (born 1568)
- August - John Fletcher, dramatist (born 1579)
- September 6 - Thomas Dempster, historian (born 1579)
- September 20 - Heinrich Meibom, poet and historian (born 1555)
- date unknown - Thomas Lodge, dramatist (born c1558)
