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The year 1669 in literature involved some significant events.
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Events
- Samuel Pepys stops keeping his diary on May 31.
- The final section of Parthenissa, the prose romance by Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, is published. Earlier portions of the work had appeared in 1651 and 1654–56.
New books
- Hans von Grimmelshausen - Simplicius Simplicissimus (first major novel in the German language)
- Anonymous (Gabriel-Joseph de la Vergne?) - Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Les Lettres portugaises)
- Blaise Pascal - Pensees (published posthumously)
- Jan Swammerdam - Algemeene Verhandeling van de bloedeloose dierkens
- John Wagstaffe - The Question of Witchcraft Debated
New drama
- Anonymous - The Imperial Tragedy
- John Dryden - Tyrannic Love
- Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery - Guzman
- - Mr. Anthony
- John Lacy - The Dumb Lady
- Jean Racine - Britannicus
Births
- Jiang Tingxi, encyclopaedist (died 1732)
Deaths
- March 19 - John Denham, poet (born 1615)
- September 30 - Henry King, poet (born 1592)
- December 16 - Nathaniel Fiennes (born c.1608)
