See also: 1706 in literature, other events of 1707, 1708 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents

1 Events 2 New Books 3 Births 4 Deaths

Events

New Books

• The Beaux' Stratagem (play) - George Farquhar
• Essay Concerning the Use of Reason - Anthony Collins

Births

• February 25 - Carlo Goldoni, dramatist
• April 22 - Henry Fielding, novelist
• September 7 - Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, French philosopher

Deaths

• April 20 - George Farquhar, dramatist
• September 15 - George Stepney, British poet and diplomat (born 1663)
• September 24 - Vicenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (born 1642)