See also: 1698 in literature, other events of 1699, 1700 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

New Books

• Dialogues of the Dead by William King and Charles Boyle
• A Journey to London by William King
• Three Practical Essays on Baptism, Confirmation and Repentance by Samuel Clarke
• Some Reflections on that part of a book called Amyntor, or a Defence of Milton's Life, which relates to the Writings of the Primitive Fathers, and the Canon of the New Testament, also by Clarke

Births

• probable - John Dyer, Welsh poet
• Robert Blair, Scottish poet

Deaths

• April 21 - Jean Racine, French dramatist