The year 1669 in literature involved some significant events.

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)