This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1685.

List of years in literature (table)
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References

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  1. ^ Helen Julia McKinney (1936). Antoine Furetière, Novelist. University of California, Berkeley. p. 43.
  2. ^ Libretto. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  3. ^ Grove. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  4. ^ Licensing acts. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Thomas D'Urfey". English Poetry 1579-1830: Spenser and the Tradition. Archived from the original on 2014-05-31. Retrieved 2014-05-30.
  6. ^ "John Gay – British Library". www.bl.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ John McClintock (1874). Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature. Harper. p. 6.
  8. ^ Bibliotheca Britannica; Or a General Index to British and Foreign Literature. By Robert Watt, M.D. in Two Parts: - Authors and Subjects. 1824. p. 776.