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The Concise Pepysby Pepys. Samuel, Stuart SimISBN 1853264784 (1-85326-478-4)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Concise Pepys'Book summary:Samuel Pepys (1633-1703) began his celebrated diary on 1st January 1660 immediately prior to the Restoration of Charles II to the throne and the subsequent loosening of the rigid moral and social code enforced during the Puritan Commonwealth. As variously Clerk to the Council, a Member of Parliament, a prisoner in the Tower of London, twice Secretary to the Admiralty and President of the Royal Society, Pepys was in a unique position to observe and record in detail a fascinating ten-year period of English history which included not only the Restoration, but the Great Plague of 1665 and the Fire of London the following year. However it was not only the affairs of State which took up the great diarist's interest, for he was a regular attendant at the King's Theatre, was a hearty eater and drinker and delighted in recording his fondness for women, especially his own and his friends' young servant girls. [via]
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: A New and Complete Transcriptionby Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William MatthewsISBN 0713515511 (0-7135-1551-1)
Hardcover, Bell
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1661by Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William MatthewsISBN 0520225805 (0-520-22580-5)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1662by Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William MatthewsISBN 0520225813 (0-520-22581-3)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1664by Samuel Pepys, Henry B. WheatleyISBN 1847029671 (1-84702-967-1)
Softcover, Echo Library
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1664'Book summary:Pepys diary complete for the year 1664 [via]
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1665by Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William MatthewsISBN 0520226976 (0-520-22697-6)
Softcover, Univ of California Pr
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1666by Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William A. Armstrong, William Matthews, Oliver Millar, T. F. Reddaway, MacDonald EmslieISBN 0520226984 (0-520-22698-4)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1667by Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William Matthews, William A. Armstrong, Oliver Millar, MacDonald Emslie, Reddaway. T. F.ISBN 0520226992 (0-520-22699-2)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1668-1669by Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William Matthews, William A. Armstrong, Oliver Millar, T. F. Reddaway, MacDonald EmslieISBN 0520227018 (0-520-22701-8)
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The Diary deals with some of the most dramatic events in English history. Pepys witnessed the London Fire, the Great Plague, the Restoration of Charles II, and the Dutch Wars. He was a patron of the arts, having himself composed many delightful songs and participated in the artistic life of London. His flair for gossip and detail reveals a portrait of the times that rivals the most swashbuckling and romantic historical novels. In none of the earlier versions was there a reliable, full text, with commentary and notation with any claim to completeness. This edition, first published in 1970, is the first in which the entire diary is printed with systematic comment. This is the only complete edition available; it is as close to Pepys's original as possible.More editions of The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1668-1669:
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Diary Of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passagesby Samuel Pepys, Richard Le Gallienne, Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0679642218 (0-679-64221-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diary Of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages'Book summary:The diary which Samuel Pepys kept from January 1660 to May 1669 ...is one of our greatest historical records and... a major work of English literature, writes the renowned historian Paul Johnson. A witness to the coronation of Charles II, the Great Plague of 1665, and the Great Fire of 1666, Pepys chronicled the events of his day. Originally written in a cryptic shorthand, Pepys's diary provides an astonishingly frank and diverting account of political intrigues and naval, church, and cultural affairs, as well as a quotidian journal of daily life in London during the Restoration.
In 1825, when Pepys's memoirs were first published, Francis Jeffrey of The Edinburgh Review declared, "We can scarcely say that we wish it a page shorter... it is very entertaining thus to be transported into the very heart of a time so long gone by; and to be admitted into the domestic intimacy, as well as the public councils of a man of great activity and circulation in the reign of Charles II." Edited and abridged by literary critic and author Richard Le Gallienne, this edition features an Introduction by Robert Louis Stevenson. [via]More editions of Diary Of Samuel Pepys: Selected Passages:
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Diary of Samuel Pepys, the: 1662 N. S.by Samuel PepysISBN 1421905752 (1-4219-0575-2)
Softcover, IndyPublish.com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Diary of Samuel Pepys, the: 1662 N. S.'Book summary:Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1893. Excerpt: ... settled, which pleased me very well. Being come to our Inn Mr. Coventry and I sat and talked till 9 or 10 a-clock and then to bed. 4th. We were called up about four a-clock, and being ready went and took a Gravesend boat, and to London by nine a-clock. By the way talking of several businesses of the navy. So to the office, where Sir Wm. Pen (the first time that he has been with us a great while, he having been long sick) met us, and there we sat all the morning. My brother John I find come to town to my house, as I sent for him, on Saturday last, so at noon home and dined with him, and after dinner and the barber been with me I walked out with him to my viall maker's and other places and then left him, and I by water to Blackbury's, and there talked with him about some masts (and by the way he tells me that Paul's1 is now going to be repaired in good earnest), and so with him to his garden close by his house, where I eat some peaches and apricots; a very pretty place. So over the water to Westminster hall, and not finding Mrs. Lane, with whom I purposed to be merry, I went to Jervas's and took him and his wife over the water to their mother Palmer's (the woman that speaks in the belly, and with whom I have two or three years ago made good sport with Mr. Mallard), thinking because I had heard that she is a woman of that sort that I might there have lit upon some lady of pleasure (for which God forgive me), but blest be God there was none, nor anything that pleased me, but a poor little house that she has set out as fine as she can, and for her singing which she pretends to is only some old body songs and those sung abominably, only she pretends to be able to sing both bass and treble, which she do something like, but not what I thought formerly and expected now; nor do her speaking i... [via]
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys-Companion: A New and Complete Transcription Companionby Samuel Pepys, Robert Latham, William MatthewsISBN 0520227158 (0-520-22715-8)
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Great Books of the Western Worldby Encyclopdia Britannica, inc., Robert Maynard HutchinsISBN 0852291639 (0-85229-163-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Great Books of the Western World'Book summary:The Iliad (Ancient Greek ?????, Ilias) is, together with the Odyssey, one of two ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer, a supposedly blind Ionian poet. The epics are considered by most modern scholars to be the oldest literature in the Greek language. The Iliad concerns events during the tenth and final year in the siege of the city of Ilion, or Troy, by the Greeks. The Odyssey (Greek: ????????, Odusseia)is commonly dated circa 800 to 600 BC. The poem is, in part, a sequel to Homer's Iliad and mainly concerns the events that befall the Greek hero Odysseus (or Ulysses) in his long journeys after the fall of Troy and when he at last returns to his native land of Ithaca. [via]
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The Illustrated Pilgrim's Progressby John Bunyan, Jean Watson, Vic MitchellISBN 0842316051 (0-8423-1605-1)
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A Journal Of The Plague Yearby Daniel DefoeISBN 1419101803 (1-4191-0180-3)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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A Journal of the Plague Year: Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in Londonby Daniel DefoeISBN 0760752370 (0-7607-5237-0)
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Leviathanby Thomas HobbesISBN 1419169211 (1-4191-6921-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan'Book summary:Hobbes' classic work has set the tone for the course of political philosophy through to our own day. This new Broadview edition includes the full text of the 1651 edition, together with a wide variety of background documents that help set the work in context. Also included are an introduction, explanatory notes, and a chronology. [via]
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Leviathanby Richard TuckISBN 0521394929 (0-521-39492-9)
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Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civilby Thomas Hobbes, Michael Joseph OakeshottISBN 0684842955 (0-684-84295-5)
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Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668by Thomas Hobbes, Edwin CurleyISBN 0872201775 (0-87220-177-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan: With Selected Variants from the Latin Edition of 1668'Book summary:This new edition of Hobbe's masterpiece is uniquely suited to meet the needs of both student and scholar. It offers a brilliant introduction by Edwin Curley, modernised spelling and punctuation of the text, and a key annotative feature found in no other edition: the inclusion, along with historical and interpretive notes, of the most significant variants between the English version of 1651 and the Latin version of 1668. A glossary of seventeenth century English terms and indexes of persons, subjects, and scriptural passages help make this the most thoughtfully conceived edition of Leviathan available. [via]
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Library and Archives Conservation: 1980'S and Beyondby George Martin CunhaISBN 0810815877 (0-8108-1587-7)
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Man of Modeby George EtheregeISBN 0713666897 (0-7136-6689-7)
Softcover, Methuen Drama
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Meridian Anthology of Restoration and Eighteenth Century: Plays by Womenby Katharine M. RogersISBN 0788157841 (0-7881-5784-1)
Softcover, Diane Pub Co
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The New Amplified Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Comeby John BunyanISBN 0768420512 (0-7684-2051-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The New Amplified Pilgrim's Progress: From This World to That Which Is to Come'Book summary:John Bunyan's amazing Pilgrim's Progress is well into its fourth century of unparalleled popularity as the world's best-selling non-Biblical book in all history. Now in modern English comes The New Amplified Pilgrim's Progress. All of the age-old spiritual treasures that have made John Bunyan's original the world's best selling non-Biblical masterpiece in all of history are now carried to new heights of power and clarity in this new enhanced version. While this is perhaps the most adventure-filled and user-friendly adaptation ever penned, yet it is totally unabridged and, excepting certain amplified scenes, remains strictly faithful to Bunyan's original storyline.
Exciting new levels of love and joy, hope and humor are skillfully woven by master storyteller Jim Pappas, into this enchanting retelling of John Bunyan's immortal classic! Designed to return this spellbinding masterpiece of angels and giants, castles and dragon, to the fireside of the everyday reader. [via]
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Paradise Lost and Other Poemsby John MiltonISBN 060603885X (0-606-03885-X)
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Pictorial Pilgrims Progressby John BunyanISBN 0802400191 (0-8024-0019-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pictorial Pilgrims Progress'Book summary:Christian experiences are detailed for beginners with corresponding sketches on each page.[via]More editions of Pictorial Pilgrims Progress:
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The Pilgrim's Progressby John BunyanISBN 159310684X (1-59310-684-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pilgrim's Progress'Book summary:The great religious allegory of Christian's journey, through the Slough of Despond to the Celestial City, in search of the truth. [via]
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The Pilgrim's Progressby David Hawkes, John BunyanISBN 1593082541 (1-59308-254-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pilgrim's Progress'Book summary:[via]The Pilgrim's Progress, by John Bunyan, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
Faith, Hope, Mercy, Envy, Ignorance, Guilt: These are not abstract concepts, but the names of vividly imagined, sharply drawn human characters encountered by Christian, the hero of The Pilgrims Progress. In John Bunyans seventeenth-century allegory of the souls search for salvation, each step along the way becomes a dramatic rendering of an inner state of the human psyche. As Christian journeys from the wilderness of this world to the glory of the Celestial City, he confronts a seemingly endless array of temptations, threats, and dangers, including the nearly irresistible allure of material splendor at Vanity Fair; the crushing psychological burden of depression and despair in the Slough of Despond; and the fear and uncertainty that eats away at faith in Doubting Castle.
This edition includes both the first and second parts of The Pilgrims Progress, which collectively reflect the feverish intensity of Bunyans religious beliefs. What remains significant is Bunyans ability to transform this intensity into an allegory that speaks to people of all faiths and all eras.David Hawkes is Associate Professor of English at Lehigh University. His books include Idols of the Marketplace (2001) and Ideology (second edition 2003), and he has contributed articles to The Nation, the Times Literary Supplement, and the Journal of the History of Ideas.More editions of The Pilgrim's Progress:
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The Pilgrim's Progressby Cheryl FordISBN 0842351450 (0-8423-5145-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pilgrim's Progress'Book summary:1992 Gold Medallion Award winner! For over 300 years Christians have found life within the pages of The Pilgrim's Progress. This edition by Cheryl Ford provides a fresh, modern rendering as biblical truths are weaved into a simple yet profound story that reveals the treacheries of the human heart and the power of conquering faith. Many modern translations of this Christian classic leave out significant parts or add passages not included in John Bunyan's original. But this translation is different. First, in contemporary English it faithfully presents the complete text (including the pilgrimages of Christian and Christiana). Second, more than 150 one-color calligraphy pieces by Timothy R. Botts enhance this beloved story. Additional features include comprehensive Scripture cross-references and an index to all the people, places, and spiritual symbols. Questions for group discussion and personal application strengthen the impact of this timeless story of Christian life. [via]
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The Pilgrim's Progressby Dan Larsen, John BynyanISBN 1557481695 (1-55748-169-5)
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Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Comeby John BunyanISBN 1418110345 (1-4181-1034-5)
Hardcover, Scholarly Pub Office Univ of
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come'Book summary:John Bunyan was born in Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, in 1628. He learned to read and write at the village school and was prepared to follow his father's trade as a brazier when the English Civil War broke out in 1644 and he was drafted into the Parliamentary army. His military service brought him into contact with Oliver Cromwell's Puritan troops. Beginning in 1648, Bunyan suffered a crisis in religious faith that lasted for several years. He turned to the Nonconformist church in Bedford to sustain him during this period. His first writings were attacks against the Quakers. Then Charles II was restored to the throne and Bunyan was arrested for conducting services not in accordance with the Church of England. He spent 12 years in jail. During this time, he wrote his autobiography, Grace Abounding, in which he described his spiritual struggle and growth. During his last years in prison, Bunyan began his most famous work, The Pilgrim's Progress, a two-part allegorical tale of the character Christian and his journey to salvation. Part I was published in 1678 and Part II in 1684. The second part deals with the spiritual journey of Christian's wife and sons, as they follow in his footsteps. With its elements of the folktale tradition, The Pilgrim's Progress became popular immediately. Well into the nineteenth century it was a book known to almost every reader in England and New England, second in importance only to the Bible. So great was the book's influence that it even plays a major role in Little Woman by Louisa May Alcott. Such expressions as "the slough of despond" and "vanity fair" have become part of the English language. Bunyan's other works include The Life and Death of Mr. Badman and The Holy War. He also wrote A Book for Boys and Girls, verses on religious faith for children. Bunyan died in London on August 31, 1688. [via]
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The Pilgrim's Progress in the Allegory of a Dreamby John Bunyan, Cheryl V. FordISBN 0842347879 (0-8423-4787-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Pilgrim's Progress in the Allegory of a Dream'Book summary:Enter Christian's world as he leaves the City of Destruction, is pulled out of the Slough of Despond, and walks through the Wicket-gate. Experience a deepening of your faith as you journey with Christian along the pilgrim's path!. [via]
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The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochesterby Keith WalkerISBN 0631154973 (0-631-15497-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Poems of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester'Book summary:Rochester's poems have been on the one hand neglected, derided or viewed with disgust. They have also been acclaimed as works of genius. They can be considered shocking and obscene, or masterpieces, or both at once, according to one's point of view. However, they have generally received less attention than they deserve. Recently, though, interest in the poet has revived and this edition (the first for fifteen years) provides scholarly texts of all the poems. The editor has examined the entirety of extant manuscripts and printed editions, and presents collated versions in tactfully regularized "old spelling". All substantive variants are recorded, including in some cases complete alternative versions of poems. The poems are arranged by genre, and where possible chronologically within each genre. There are notes on dating and contemporary allusions, and the introduction includes an outline of Rochester's life. [via]
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Reconstructing Aphra: A Social Biography of Aphra Behnby Angeline GoreauISBN 0803774788 (0-8037-7478-8)
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Samuel Pepys: The Saviour of the Navy, 1683-1689by Arthur BryantISBN 0586064729 (0-586-06472-9)
Softcover, Academy Chicago Pub
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Samuel Pepys: The Years of Peril, 1669-1683by Arthur BryantISBN 0586064710 (0-586-06471-0)
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The School for Scandalby Richard Brinsley Butler SheridanISBN 1419181556 (1-4191-8155-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The School for Scandal'Book summary:"The School for Scandal" is Richard Brinsley Sheridan's classic comedy that pokes fun at London upper class society in the late 1700s. Often referred to as a "comedy of manners", "The School for Scandal" is one Sheridan's most performed plays and a classic of English comedic drama. [via]
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The School for Scandalby David Crane, Richard Brinsley Butler SheridanISBN 0713642599 (0-7136-4259-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The School for Scandal'Book summary:[via]This classic comedy of manners portrays intrigue, gossip, and social climbing among the leisure class of 1770s London and explores the deceptive guises of society and fickle nature of reputations.
Middle-aged and a wealthy bachelor, Sir Peter Teazle marries a young and beautiful daughter of a country squire. The School for Scandal socialites fill their days with the dissemination of malicious gossip with the consequences of destroyed reputations and marriages held out as pure entertainment. Lady Teazle is welcomed to their circle by becoming the object of nasty rumors and suggestions of an adulterous affair.
Playwright Sheridan skewers the London elite in this clever farce as he reveals the hypocrisy behind the human tendency to gossip and deceive.
The play was an enormous success during its first staging in 1777 and credited as a "real comedy" in contrast to the sentimental dramas that dominated the stage at the time.
Sheridans witty dialogue rivals that of the Restorations best playwrights, and his character names are aptly outrageous: Lady Sneerwell, Mrs. Candour, Benjamin Backbite and Mrs. Malaprop.
This edition also includes an article by Dr. David Cross on The School of Scandals original staging and performance requirements.
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School for Scandal, Theby Richard Brinsley SheridanISBN 1404331905 (1-4043-3190-5)
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The School for Scandal, 1780by Richard Brinsley SheridanISBN 0854171703 (0-85417-170-3)
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The Secret Life of Aphra Behnby Janet ToddISBN 0863584160 (0-86358-416-0)
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She Stoops to Conquerby Oliver GoldsmithISBN 141914698X (1-4191-4698-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'She Stoops to Conquer'Book summary:When Marlow mistakes Kate's house for an inn and treats her father like an inn-keeper, things are not going to go smoothly for him. With her brother causing mischief, her father insulted and her mother plotting a marriage nobody wants, it is no wonder Kate has to stoop to conquer. [via]
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She Stoops to Conquer, 1773by Oliver GoldsmithISBN 0854173587 (0-85417-358-7)
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She Stoops to Conquer, Or, the Mistakes of a Nightby Oliver Goldsmith, Katharine Canby BalderstonISBN 0882950398 (0-88295-039-8)
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So Idle a Rogue: The Life And Death of Lord Rochesterby Jeremy LambISBN 0750939133 (0-7509-3913-3)
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Unnatural Fireby Fidelis MorganISBN 0688176836 (0-688-17683-6)
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The Virtuosoby Thomas Shadwell, Marjorie Hope Nicolson, David Stuart RodesISBN 0803253680 (0-8032-5368-0)
Softcover, Univ of Nebraska Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Virtuoso'Book summary:[via]First published in 1676, The Virtuoso set a standard for theatrical satire. It was the most extensive dramatic treatment of modern science since Jonson's The Alchemist and took as its target no less than the Royal Society of London. Shadwell's barbs hit their targets often and cleanly. In 1689 he became Poet Laureate of England, a position he held until his death in 1692.
The virtuoso of the title is Sir Nicholas Gimcrack, who like many after him confuses the extent of a collection with the depth of a science. Sir Gimcrack is fascinated by the geography of the moon, the worlds in his microscope, and the possibilities of human flight. More seriously andfor Shadwell's audiencemore comically, his obsession with his arrays of worms and spiders proceeds at the expense of his wife and two beautiful nieces.
The play also introduces Sir Formal Trifle, a pedantic ciceronian orator and coxcomb. His character established thereafter the theatrical type of the know-it-all blowhard. Famous for its wit and high-speed changes, The Virtuoso is also a display of the prestige of modern science and the pomposity of its ameteurs.
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
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Find This BookBook summary:Odyssey, The: The World's Great Classics, by Homer; tr. by S.H. Butcher and Andrew Lang [via]
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