See also: 1699 in literature, other events of 1700, 1701 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

New Books

• The Way of the World - William Congreve
• Mémoires de Monsieur d'Artagnan - Gatien de Courtilz

Births

• May 25 - Nicolaus Ludwig Zinzendorf, German theologian

Deaths

• May 12 - John Dryden