Originally published in 1910 as part of the English Literature for Schools series, this book contains sections from six British comedies written in the eighteenth century. Barter provides a brief introduction on the history of British theatre and developments in comedy after the Restoration, as well as critical notes on the extracts at the end of the volume. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in drama or the history of British education.
Aphra Behn, Susannah Centlivre, Hannah Cowley, and Elizabeth Inchbald were the only four female playwrights in England with multiple comic successes from 1670-1800. Behn's interest in the body,...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the...