A School for Greybeards; or, the Mourning bride: a comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane. [In part an adaptation of "The

Cowley, Mrs Hannah; Behn, Aphra

ISBN 10: 1241031312 / ISBN 13: 9781241031312

Published by British Library, Historical Print Editions, 2011

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• Title: A School for Greybeards; or, the Mourning bride: a comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane. [In part an adaptation of "The
• Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1241031312
• ISBN 13: 9781241031312
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Title: A School for Greybeards; or, the Mourning bride: a comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury-Lane. [In part an adaptation of "The Lucky Chance" by Aphra Behn.]Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The POETRY & DRAMA collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The books reflect the complex and changing role of literature in society, ranging from Bardic poetry to Victorian verse. Containing many classic works from important dramatists and poets, this collection has something for every lover of the stage and verse. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Cowley, Hannah; Behn, Aphra; 1786. xi. 74 p.; 8 . 643.h.15.(3.)

About the Author

Born in the first few decades of the seventeenth century, Aphra Behn is one of early literature s best-known female writers. Behn had the lucky distinction of being able to support herself strictly by her pen, something unheard of for women of her time. Throughout her long career, she wrote in various formspoetry, plays, proseand is known as a member of the fair triumvirate of wit alongside fellow scribes Eliza Haywood and Delarivier Manley. Although little is known about her early life, Behn s father held a post as lieutenant governor of Surinam, and Behn s experiences during her stay most likely formed the basis for her most famous work, Oroonoko. Behn was also a popular dramatist in her time, penning critical successes like The Rover and The Feigned Courtesans. Her literary exploits aside, Behn is also known to have acted as a political spy for King Charles II of England during the Second Anglo-Dutch War. Behn died in 1689, and is buried in Westminster Abbey.