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ID	743
Last Name	Hughes
First Name	John
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Gender	Male
Date of Birth	1678-01-29
Date of Death	1720-02-17
Place of Birth	Marlborough
Place of Death	London
VIAF URI	http://viaf.org/viaf/44328034
Wikipedia Entry	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hughes_(poet)
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Image URL	https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/99/J._Hughes_(poet).jpg
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Role	Title	Date
Author	Calypso and Telemachus. An opera. Written by Mr. Hughes. The musick compos'd by Mr. Galliard. The Second Edition.	1717
Author	An explaination of the several Arabick terms us'd in The siege of Damascus written by Mr. Hughes. With a short account of the historical siege, and the life of Mahomet, as far as is Necessary to the better Understanding of the Play. Likewise a history of the Ancient and present State of the City of Damascus.	1720
Author	The New English Theatre in Twelve Volumes, containing the most valuable plays which have been acted on the London stage.	1776
Author	Bell's British Theatre. Consisting of the Most Esteemed English Plays.	1797
Translator	Letters of Abelard and Eloisa. With a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes. By John Hughes, Esq. To which are added, several poems, by Mr. Pope, and other authors	1805
Translator	Letters of Abelard and Eloisa. With a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes. By John Hughes, Esq. To which are added, several poems, by Mr. Pope, and other authors	1806
Author	The British Theatre; or, A collection of plays, which are acted at the Theatres Royal, Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and Haymarket. Printed under the authority of the managers from the prompt books. With critical and biographical remarks, by Mrs. Inchbald. In twenty-five volumes.	1808
Author	The Modern British Drama. In five volumes.	1811
Author	The London Stage; a collection of the most reputed tragedies, comedies, operas, melo-dramas, farces, and interludes. Accurately printed from acting copies, as performed at the Theatres Royal, and carefully collated and revised.	1824

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