article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1699. January 27 – Jonathan Swift is out of work after his employer, Sir William...

1699 (MDCXCIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar, the 1699th...

Crew 1699 in literature – Les Aventures de Télémaque (Fénelon), Historia Histrionica (Wright), Kingo's hymnal. Death of Jean Racine 1700 in literature –...

The Way of the World, a comedy performed in March John Dennis – Iphigenia: A tragedy, performed in December 1699 George Farquhar – The Constant Couple Charles...

Sir Harry Wildair, performed about April; sequel to The Constant Couple 1699 Charles Gildon, Love's Victim: or, the Queen of Wales: A tragedy (published...

and Anglo-Norman literature, where literature in these languages relate to the early development of the English language and literature. There is also some...

literature (for instance, Irish or France). English poet Matthew Prior, while a secretary in the English embassy in France (since 1697), mentions in letters...

The year 1699 in music involved some significant events. February – Richard Leveridge, Daniel Purcell and Jeremiah Clarke collaborate on the music for...

brother-in-law William III. March 11 (O.S.) – The first regular English national newspaper, The Daily Courant, begins publication, in Fleet Street in the...

The year 1699 in science and technology involved some significant events. English physician Edward Tyson publishes Orang-Outang, sive Homo Sylvestris:...