1706 in literature

See also: 1705 in literature, other events of 1706, 1707 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

New Books

The Recruiting Officer (play) - George Farquhar
Essay on the Operas after the Italian Manner - John Dennis

Births

December 17 - Emilie du Chatelet, French writer and translator

Deaths

January 21 - Adrien Baillet, French critic
February 27 - John Evelyn, diarist
December 28 - Pierre Bayle, French philosopher

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