1715 in literature
See also: 1714 in literature, other events of 1715, 1716 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Nicholas Rowe becomes Poet Laureate of Great Britain.
New Books
- What d'ye call it? (play) by John Gay
- The Tragedy of Lady Jane Grey by Nicholas Rowe
Births
- January – Claude Adrien Helvétius, French philosophical writer
- September 30 – Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosophical writer
Deaths
- Nahum Tate, poet
Categories: 1715 books