1670 in literature

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See also: 1669 in literature, other events of 1670, 1671 in literature, list of years in literature.

Contents 1 Events 2 New books 3 New drama 4 Births 5 Deaths

Events

New books

• The Conquest of Granada - John Dryden
• Honcho Tsugan (Japanese classic text)
• Life of George Herbert - Izaak Walton
• Pensées - Blaise Pascal (posthumous)

New drama

• The Forced Marriage - Aphra Behn

Births

• January 24 - William Congreve, dramatist
• November 30 - John Toland, controversial author
• December - Jean-Baptiste Dubos, historian

Deaths

• November 15 - Comenius, Czech teacher and author