1699 in literature
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See also: 1698 in literature, other events of 1699, 1700 in literature, list of years in literature.
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[edit] Events
- Jonathan Swift is out of work after the death of his employer, Sir William Temple.
- Joseph Addison receives a pension of £300 to enable him to travel abroad.
[edit] New books
- William King and Charles Boyle - Dialogues of the Dead
- Anne Lefèvre - prose translation of Homer's Iliad
[edit] New drama
- George Farquhar - The Constant Couple
- Mary Pix - The False Friend
[edit] Non-fiction
- Samuel Clarke
- Some Reflections on that part of a book called Amyntor, or a Defence of Milton's Life, which relates to the Writings of the Primitive Fathers, and the Canon of the New Testament
- Three Practical Essays on Baptism, Confirmation and Repentance
- William King - A Journey to London
[edit] Births
- December 29 - Friedrich Ludwig Abresch, philologist (died 1782)
- date unknown
- Robert Blair, Scottish poet (died 1746)
- Madame Geoffrin, literary hostess (died 1777)
- probable - John Dyer, Welsh poet (died 1758)
[edit] Deaths
- January 21 - Obadiah Walker, controversial religious writer (born 1616)
- April 21 - Jean Racine, French dramatist (born 1639)
- April 22 - Hans Erasmus Aßmann, Freiherr von Abschatz, German statesman and poet (born 1646)
- date unknown
- Lady Anne Halkett, memoirist (born 1623)
- Edward Stillingfleet, theologian (born 1635)
- Erhard Weigel, philosopher (born 1625)
