1706 in literature

This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1706.

Events

April 8 – George Farquhar's Restoration comedy The Recruiting Officer is performed for the first time, at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in London.
April/May – Philosopher Samuel Clarke attacks the views of Henry Dodwell on the immortality of the soul.
September 13 – Daniel Defoe leaves England for Edinburgh, Scotland, where he acts as a government agent to promote ratification of the Treaty of Union.
unknown date – The first translation of the New Testament into the Upper Sorbian language, made by pastor Michał Frencel who dies this year, is published by his son Abraham in Zittau.

Anonymous – The Arabian Nights' Entertainments
Samuel Clarke – A Discourse Concerning the Unchangeable Obligations of Natural Religion
Stephen Clay – An Epistle from the Elector of Bavaria to the French King
Daniel Defoe
*An Essay at Removing National Prejudices Against a Union with Scotland
*A True Relation of the Apparition of one Mrs. Veal
John Dennis – Essay on the Operas after the Italian Manner
White Kennett – The History of England from the Commencement of the Reign of Charles I to the End of William III
John Locke – Posthumous Works of Mr John Locke
Simon Ockley – Introductio ad linguas orientates
Jonathan Swift – Baucis and Philemon
Matthew Tindal – The Rights of the Christian Church Asserted
Ned Ward – ''The London Spy''

Richard Blackmore – An Advice to the Poets: a poem occasioned by the wonderful success of Her Majesty's arms, under the conduct of the Duke of Marlborough in Flanders
William Congreve – A Pindarique Ode.... The Conduct of the Duke of Marlborough
Daniel Defoe
*Caledonia
*A Hymn to Peace
*Jure Divino
*The Vision
John Dennis – The Battle of Ramillia
Mihai Iștvanovici – Stihuri politice
John Philips – Cerealia: An imitation of Milton
Matthew Prior – The Squirrel
Thomas Tickell – Oxford
Isaac Watts – ''Horae Lyricae''