Plumptre, James. The English drama purified : being a specimen of select plays, in which all the passages that have appeared to the editor to be objectionable in point of morality, are omitted or altered : with prefaces and notes

Folger bibliographic ID: 1446
Folger call number: PR1243 .P8 1812 Cage
Folger holdings ID: 1481
Accession Number: 5607

General notes

List of subscribers: [9] p. following Dedication, v. 1 Errata: p. [404], v. 3 Publisher's advertisements: p. 405-408, v. 3 Editor defends the morality of the stage. cf. Preface

Contents

v. 1. The gamester. Jane Shore. George Barnwell. Douglas. Lady Jane Gray -- v.2. The provok'd husband. The conscious lovers. The good natured man. A word to the wise. The clandestine marriage -- v.3. Lionel and Clarissa. The toy shop. The king and miller. Sir John Cockle. The blind beggar. Barataria. Rosina

Item information about Folger PR1243 .P8 1812 Cage

Individual plays also cataloged separately. Autograph on title page. Title page verso has manuscript note: Gift of J.G. McManaway, May 12, 1937

Extended title: The English drama purified : being a specimen of select plays, in which all the passages that have appeared to the editor to be objectionable in point of morality, are omitted or altered : with prefaces and notes / by James Plumptre

English drama

author: Plumptre, James, 1770-1832
former owner: McManaway, James Gilmer, 1899-1980