1695 in literature
See also: 1694 in literature, other events of 1695, 1696 in literature, list of years in literature. EventsAntoine Lemaistre and his brother Louis Isaac Lemaistre complete their translation of the Bible into the French language (the "Port-Royal version")After twelve years of de facto theatrical monopoly in London, the senior actors of the mismanaged United Company break away to form a rival cooperative company, led by Thomas Betterton, Elizabeth Barry and Anne Bracegirdle. The new company gets off to a brilliant start with the première of William Congreve's comedy Love for Love. New BooksLove for Love by William CongrevePrince Arthur, an Heroick Poem in X Books by Richard BlackmoreQuantulumcunque Concerning Money by Sir William Petty (posthumous)
BirthsApril 8 - Johann Christian Gunther, German poet
DeathsApril 13 - Jean de la Fontaine, French poetNovember 28 - Anthony Wood
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