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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1707.
Events
- January – The publisher Edmund Curll announces he will publish Matthew Prior's Poems on Several Occasions, even though the rights belong to someone else.
- March 8 – George Farquhar's Restoration comedy The Beaux' Stratagem is first staged, at the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, London.
- May 1 – The new sovereign Kingdom of Great Britain comes into being under the Acts of Union. It combines the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland into a single realm under Anne, Queen of Great Britain. Supporters of this include Daniel Defoe and John Arbuthnot.
- May 30 – Thomas Wilson, Anglican Bishop of Sodor and Man, publishes Principles and Duties of Christianity... in English and Manks (Coyrie Sodjey), the first book in the Manx language.
- September 9 – Richard Steele marries Mary Scurlock. Their literary marriage gains fame through their correspondence.
New books
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Prose
- Anonymous
- Memoirs of the Court of England (translation)
- Alain-René Lesage – Le Diable boiteux (The Devil upon Two Sticks)
- Edward Lhuyd – Archaeologia Britannica: an Account of the Languages, Histories and Customs of Great Britain...
- Delarivière Manley – The Lady's Pacquet of Letters (fiction)
Deaths
- January 20 – Humphrey Hody, English theologian (born 1659)
- April 20 – George Farquhar, Irish dramatist (born 1677)
- June 23 – John Mill, English theologian and exegete (born c. 1645)
- August 17 – Petter Dass, Norwegian poet (born 1647)
- September 15 – George Stepney, English poet and diplomat (born 1663)
- September 23 – John Tutchin, English controversialist (born c. 1660–64)
- September 24 – Vincenzo da Filicaja, Italian poet (born 1642)
- December 27 – Jean Mabillon, French scholar (born 1632)