1697 in literature

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

[edit] Events

• George Farquhar arrives in London from Dublin.
• Thomas Corneille publishes his translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into the French language

[edit] New books

• Charles Perrault - Tales and Stories of the Past with Morals. Tales of Mother Goose (Histoires et contes du temps passé, avec des moralités. Contes de ma mère l'Oye)

[edit] New drama

• Colley Cibber - Woman's Wit
• William Congreve - The Mourning Bride
• Mary Pix - The Innocent Mistress

[edit] Non-fiction

• William Dampier - A New Voyage Round the World

[edit] Births

• date unknown - Madame du Deffand, literary hostess (died 1780)

[edit] Deaths

• March 1 - Francesco Redi (born 1626)
• June - John Aubrey (born 1626)