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The Oxford Companion to English Literature: Principal Literary Works - Page 5

This list is from the first appendix of the seventh edition of 'The Oxford Companion to English Literature' edited by Margaret Drabble and Dinah Birch which has a chronology of principal literary works in English as well as culturally important works in a foreign language.
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Hudibras (Samuel Butler)
Hudibras
161
Samuel Butler
The Poems of Lord Herbert of Cherbury (Edward Herbert)
The Poems of Lord Herbert of Cherbury
162
Edward Herbert
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners (John Bunyan)
Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners
163
John Bunyan
The Misanthrope (Jean-Baptiste Moliere)
The Misanthrope
164
Jean-Baptiste Moliere
The Doctor in Spite of Himself (Molière)
The Doctor in Spite of Himself
165
Molière
Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666 (John Dryden)
Annus Mirabilis: The Year of Wonders, 1666
166
John Dryden
Paradise Lost (John Milton)
Paradise Lost
167
John Milton
Andromaque (Jean Racine)
Andromaque
168
Jean Racine
Tartuffe (Molière)
Tartuffe
169
Molière
She Would If She Could (George Etherege)
She Would If She Could
170
George Etherege
Fables (Jean De La Fontaine)
Fables
171
Jean De La Fontaine
Pensees (Blaise Pascal)
Pensees
172
Blaise Pascal
The Bourgeois Gentleman (Molière)
The Bourgeois Gentleman
173
Molière
Paradise Regained
Paradise Regained
174
Samson Agonistes
Samson Agonistes
175
The Rehearsal (George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham)
The Rehearsal
176
George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham
Les Femmes Savantes (Molière)
Les Femmes Savantes
177
Molière
The Plays of John Dryden
The Plays of John Dryden
178
The Country Wife (William Wycherley)
The Country Wife
179
William Wycherley
Three Restoration Comedies (Congreve/Etherege/Wycherley)
Three Restoration Comedies
180
Congreve/Etherege/Wycherley
The Man of Mode
The Man of Mode
181
The Rover (Aphra Behn)
The Rover
182
Aphra Behn
The Plain Dealer (William Wycherley)
The Plain Dealer
183
William Wycherley
Ethics (Spinoza)
Ethics
184
Spinoza
Phedre (Jean Racine)
Phedre
185
Jean Racine
Pilgrim's Progress (John Bunyan)
Pilgrim's Progress
186
John Bunyan
The Princess of Cleves (Madame De La Fayette)
The Princess of Cleves
187
Madame De La Fayette
Life and Death of Mr. Badman (John Bunyan)
Life and Death of Mr. Badman
188
John Bunyan
Absalom and Achitophel
Absalom and Achitophel
189
The Portable Marvell (Andrew Marvell)
The Portable Marvell
190
Andrew Marvell
The Holy War (John Bunyan)
The Holy War
191
John Bunyan
Venice Preserved (Thomas Otway)
Venice Preserved
192
Thomas Otway
The Poetry of John Dryden
The Poetry of John Dryden
193
Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works (Aphra Behn)
Oroonoko, the Rover and Other Works
194
Aphra Behn
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
195
Love for Love
Love for Love
196
The Relapse (John Vanbrugh)
The Relapse
197
John Vanbrugh
The Provoked Wife (John Vanbrugh)
The Provoked Wife
198
John Vanbrugh
The Way of the World (William Congreve)
The Way of the World
199
William Congreve
A Tale of a Tub (Jonathan Swift)
A Tale of a Tub
200
Jonathan Swift
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