The dramatic works of Sir Richard Steele : Knt. Containing, The funeral. The tender husband. The lying lover. The conscious lovers. To which is prefixed, an account of his life and writings.
| Author/creator |
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-1729 |
| Format | Electronic and Book |
| Publication Info | London : printed for J. and R. Tonson, S. Crowder, T. Caslon, T. Lownds, H. Woodgate, and S. Brookes, 1761 [i.e. 1771?] |
| Description | 22 unnumbered pages, 83, 1 unnumbered page;71, 1 unnumbered page;71 pages, 1 unnumbered page;71, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| Collective title | Plays |
| General note | Each play has a separate titlepage, pagination and register: 'The funeral' is dated 1768; 'The tender husband', 1771; 'The lying lover', seventh edition, 1764; and 'The conscious lovers', 1767; a variant of this work contains 'The conscious lovers' dated 1768. |
| General note | 'The lying lover' is based upon 'Le Menteur' by Pierre Corneille. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the Cambridge University Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCT151622. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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