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George Lillo (1693–1739)

Author of The London Merchant

14+ Works 245 Members 1 Review 1 Favorited

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Works by George Lillo

The London Merchant (1731) 114 copies

The Beggar's Opera and Other Eighteenth-Century Plays (Everyman's Library) (1995) 105 copies, 1 review

Fatal Curiosity (1967) 11 copies

The works of mr. George Lillo; with some account of his life [by T. Davies] 3 copies

The Dramatic Works of George Lillo (Oxford English Texts) (1993) 2 copies

The Works of Mr George Lillo with some account of his life 2 copies

Belles Lettres Series 3:London Merchant/Fatal Curiosity 1 copy

Silvia; or, the country burial. An opera. As it is performed at the Theatre-Royal in Lincoln's-Inn Fields. With the musi 1 copy

George Lillo: The Works With Some Account of His Life (1973) 1 copy

The fatal curiosity : an affecting narrative, founded on facts. To which is annex'd, a letter from the unfortunate andfamous Sir Walter Ralegh to his lady while under… 1 copy

When Crummles Played: being the full original text of Lillo's tragedy of The London Merchant, or George Barnwell, acted by Mr. Vincent Crummles's Company at the Lyric Theatre,… 1 copy

Everett's "George Barnwell The London Apprentice", A Tale of Trickery, Theft, & Murder Founded on Fact 1 copy

Lillo's Dramatic Works: Fatal Curiosity, a Tragedy. Marina, a Play. Elmerick; Or, Justice Triumphant, a Tragedy. Britannia and Batavia, a Masque. Arden of Feversham, a Tragedy (2010) 1 copy

℗Il ℗mercante di Londra ovvero La storia di George Barnwell 1 copy

Associated Works

British Dramatists from Dryden to Sheridan (1934) — Contributor, some editions — 93 copies, 1 review

Eighteenth Century Plays (1972) — Contributor — 69 copies, 1 review

Treasury of the Theatre: From Aeschylus to Ostrovsky (1967) — Contributor — 50 copies

An introduction to drama (1985) — Contributor — 5 copies

Country operas III: Sentimental and moral comedies (1974) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1693-02-04
Date of death: 1739-09-04
Gender: male
Occupations: dramatist
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: London, England, UK
Place of death: London, England, UK
Associated Place (for map): London, England, UK

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The Beggar's Opera and Other Eighteenth-Century Plays (Everyman's Library) by David W. Lindsay

Eminently forgettable. Despite appearing in some polls as being one of the great works in Western drama, I found it boring.

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Works: 14
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Members: 245
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Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 20
Favorited: 1

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