1729 in literature

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See also: 1728 in literature, other events of 1729, 1730 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Poetry 5 Births 6 Deaths

[edit] Events

[edit] New books

• James Bramston - The Art of Politics
• Thomas Innes - Critical Essay on the Ancient Inhabitants of the Northern Parts of Britain
• Jonathan Swift - A Modest Proposal

[edit] New drama

• John Gay - Polly (sequel to The Beggar's Opera)

[edit] Poetry

• Richard Savage - The Wanderer

[edit] Births

• January 12 - Edmund Burke (died 1797)
• January 22 - Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (died 1781)
• August 11 - Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun (died 1807)
• September 25 - Christian Gottlob Heyne (died 1812)

[edit] Deaths

• January 19 - William Congreve (born 1670)
• May 17 - Samuel Clarke (born 1675)
• September 1 - Richard Steele (born 1672)
• October 9 - Sir Richard Blackmore (born 1654)
• unknown date - Gershom Carmichael (born c.1672)