The Theatre: or, Select Works of the British Dramatic Poets. In twelve volumes. To which are prefixed, the lives of these celebrated writers, and strictures on most of the plays.

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Title The Theatre: or, Select Works of the British Dramatic Poets. In twelve volumes. To which are prefixed, the lives of these celebrated writers, and strictures on most of the plays.
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Signed Author by William Shakespeare; by Joseph Addison, Esq.; by Colley Cibber, Esq.; by Mrs. Susanna Centlivre; by Mr. William Shakespeare; by N. Rowe, Esq.; by George, late Duke of Buckingham; by Ben Johnson with alterations and additions by D. Garrick; by William Shakespeare; by James Thomson; by Sir John Vanbrugh, and Mr. Cibber; by Henry Fielding, Esq.; by William Shakespeare; by John Hughes, Esq.; by Mr. George Farquhar; by Mr. George Farquhar; by William Shakespeare; by Tho. Southern; by George Farquhar; by Sir Richard Steele; by Mr. Thomas Otway; by Nicholas Rowe, Esq.; by William Shakespeare; by Allan Ramsay; by Edward Young, L.L.D.; by John Dryden, Esq.; by John Gay; by William Shakespeare; by William Congreve; by George Lillo; by William Congreve; by Dr. Benj. Hoadly; by Nicholas Rowe, Esq.; by Elijah Fenton, Esq.; by William Congreve; by Sir George Etherege; by Ambrose Phillips; by Nathaniel Lee; by Ben Johnson; by Colley Cibber
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Date of Publication 1768
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Ramsay, Allan, Otway, Thomas, Steele, Richard, Lee, Nathaniel, Philips, Ambrose, Etherege, George, Fenton, Elijah, Hoadly, Benjamin, Lillo, George, Congreve, William, Gay, John, Dryden, John, Young, Edward, Cibber, Colley, Addison, Joseph, Shakespeare, William, Farquhar, George, Southerne, Thomas, Fielding, Henry, Vanbrugh, John, Thomson, James, Garrick, David, Jonson, Ben, Villiers, George, Rowe, Nicholas, Centlivre, Susanna. The Theatre: or, Select Works of the British Dramatic Poets. In twelve volumes. To which are prefixed, the lives of these celebrated writers, and strictures on most of the plays.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 12379, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/12379. Accessed 2025-05-28.

Ramsay, Allan, Thomas Otway, Richard Steele, Nathaniel Lee, Ambrose Philips, George Etherege, Elijah Fenton, Benjamin Hoadly, George Lillo, William Congreve, John Gay, John Dryden, Edward Young, Colley Cibber, Joseph Addison, William Shakespeare, George Farquhar, Thomas Southerne, Henry Fielding, John Vanbrugh, James Thomson, David Garrick, Ben Jonson, George Villiers, Nicholas Rowe, and Susanna Centlivre. The Theatre: or, Select Works of the British Dramatic Poets. In twelve volumes. To which are prefixed, the lives of these celebrated writers, and strictures on most of the plays. Edinburgh: Martin & Wotherspoon, 1768. 

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