1702 in literature

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See also: 1701 in literature, other events of 1702, 1703 in literature, list of years in literature.

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

[edit] Events

• March 11 - First publication of the Daily Courant (first regular Daily English language newspaper)
• Sir John Vanbrugh turns from drama to architecture by designing Castle Howard.

[edit] New books

• Daniel Defoe - The Shortest Way with the Dissenters

[edit] New drama

• Sir Charles Sedley - The Tyrant King of Crete

[edit] Non-fiction

• Cotton Mather - Magnalia Christi Americana

[edit] Births

• June 26 - Philip Doddridge, Nonconformist preacher and writer (died 1751)
• Yokai Yagu, Japanese poet. (died 1783)

[edit] Deaths

• May 27 - Dominique Bouhours, literary critic (born 1628)
• date unknown - Roger Morrice, journalist and diarist (born 1628)