1726 in literature

See also: 1725 in literature, other events of 1726, 1727 in literature, list of years in literature.

Events

New Books

• Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
• Cadenus and Vanessa - Jonathan Swift
• Miscellaneous Poems - Richard Savage

Births

• June 14 - Thomas Pennant, Welsh naturalist and writer

Deaths

• March 26 - Sir John Vanbrugh, dramatist and architect