The theatre, [electronic resource] : by Sir Richard Steele; to which are added, The Anti-Theatre; the character of Sir John Edgar; Steele's case with the Lord Chamberlain; the Crisis of Property, with the Sequel, Two Pasquins, &c. &c. Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols.
1791
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The theatre, [electronic resource] : by Sir Richard Steele; to which are added, The Anti-Theatre; the character of Sir John Edgar; Steele's case with the Lord Chamberlain; the Crisis of Property, with the Sequel, Two Pasquins, &c. &c. Illustrated with literary and historical anecdotes by John Nichols.
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London : printed by and for the editor; and sold by G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Pater-Noster Row; J. Walter, Charing-Cross; and C. Dilly, in the Poultry, MDCCXCI. [1791]
Place of Publication or Printing
Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
Description
viii, 580, [4] p. : ill., port. ; 8⁰.
Note
With a half-title, and a final leaf of advertisements, followed by a leaf containing printed labels for front board, and for vols. I and II, i.e. possibly the other edition of the work.
The contents are the same as in the 2 vol. edition, but the footnotes vary.
'Sir John Edgar' = Sir Richard Steele.
The Anti-theatre, professing to be the work of 'Sir John Falstaffe' is not attributed to Steele as it opposes the sentiments expressed in The Theatre.
Below caption title of The Theatre: To be continued every Tuesday and Saturday.
The first issue of The Anti-theatre exists in this edition, filmed by Adam Matthew, as a fragment.
The extensive footnotes and commentary were added to the originals for this edition (Adam Matthew filmed copy).
Reproduction of original from British Library.
The contents are the same as in the 2 vol. edition, but the footnotes vary.
'Sir John Edgar' = Sir Richard Steele.
The Anti-theatre, professing to be the work of 'Sir John Falstaffe' is not attributed to Steele as it opposes the sentiments expressed in The Theatre.
Below caption title of The Theatre: To be continued every Tuesday and Saturday.
The first issue of The Anti-theatre exists in this edition, filmed by Adam Matthew, as a fragment.
The extensive footnotes and commentary were added to the originals for this edition (Adam Matthew filmed copy).
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, T102255.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Linking Note
Includes reprint of: The Anti-theatre. Originally published in 15 semiweekly numbers (15 Feb.-4 Apr. 1720): London, England : G.G.J. and J. Robinson, J. Walter, and C. Dilly, 1791.
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