1714 in literature
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See also: 1713 in literature, other events of 1714, 1715 in literature, list of years in literature.
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Events
- Sir Samuel Garth, poet and royal physician, is knighted by King George I of Great Britain
New Books
- A General History of Trade - Daniel Defoe
- The Shepherd's Week - John Gay
- Monadologia - Gottfried Leibniz
- The Tragedy of Jane Shore (play) - Nicholas Rowe
- Crisis by Richard Steele
Births
- January 1 - Kristijonas Donelaitis, poet
- April 14 - Adam Gib, theologian
- November 13 - William Shenstone, English poet (d. 1763)
Deaths
- June 22 - Matthew Henry, Biblical commentator