| Description |
47 p., advertising matter. |
| Series |
Library of English literature ; LEL 40047
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| Note |
"Dramatis personae": p. 4. |
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First edition. |
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Revised by Henry Fielding, who wrote the prologue. cf. W. L. Cross. The history of Henry Fielding. |
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First performed 27 May 1736. Generally performed under title: Guilt its own punishment; or, Fatal curiosity. |
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"The play is based on a contemporary narrative, first put forth in a pamphlet entitled 'Newes from Perin in Cornwall' and afterwards retold in Frankland's 'Annals,' 1681, but more probably first known to Lillo through the medium of an old ballad, of a murder which had actually taken place at Bohelland Farm, near Penryn, in September 1618." - Dictionary of national biography. |
| Reproduction |
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 40047) |
| Added Author |
Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754.
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| Added Title |
Guilt its own punihment.
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