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Sheridan and Kotzebue the enterprising adventures of Pizarro, preceded by a brief sketch of the voyages and discoveries of Columbus and Cortez : to which are subjoined the histories of Alonzo and Cora, on which Kotzebüe founded his two celebrated plays of The virgin of the sun and The death of Rolla : also varieties and oppositions of criticisms on the play of Pizarro : with biographical sketches of Sheridan and Kotzebue : the whole forming a comprehensive account of those plays and the grand ballads of Cora,--and Rolla and Cora, at the Royal Circus and Royal Amphitheatre ...

Title
Sheridan and Kotzebue [electronic resource] : the enterprising adventures of Pizarro, preceded by a brief sketch of the voyages and discoveries of Columbus and Cortez : to which are subjoined the histories of Alonzo and Cora, on which Kotzebüe founded his two celebrated plays of The virgin of the sun and The death of Rolla : also varieties and oppositions of criticisms on the play of Pizarro : with biographical sketches of Sheridan and Kotzebue : the whole forming a comprehensive account of those plays and the grand ballads of Cora,--and Rolla and Cora, at the Royal Circus and Royal Amphitheatre ...
Author
Britton, John, 1771-1857.
Publication
London : J. Fairburn [etc.], 1799.

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Description
viii, 144 p., 2 l. : front.; 21 cm.
Subject
  • PPizarro, Francisco, approximately 1475-1541 > Drama
  • Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816
  • Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819
  • Columbus, Christopher
  • Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
  • Marmontel, Jean-François, 1723-1799
Note
  • Dedication signed: John Britton.
  • Includes extracts from Marmontel's Incas, from Miss Plumptree's Death of Rolla, and Mr. Sheridan's Pizarro.
  • Note at end: "... Adapted to bind up with Mr. Sheridan's Pizarro; for which purpose, a title-page, descriptive of both works is annexed."
  • Reproduction of original from Library of Congress.
  • Sabin no. 8137.
Indexed In (note)
  • RLIN
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
LCCN
20007179
OCLC
CTRG10131588-B
Author
Britton, John, 1771-1857.
Title
Sheridan and Kotzebue [electronic resource] : the enterprising adventures of Pizarro, preceded by a brief sketch of the voyages and discoveries of Columbus and Cortez : to which are subjoined the histories of Alonzo and Cora, on which Kotzebüe founded his two celebrated plays of The virgin of the sun and The death of Rolla : also varieties and oppositions of criticisms on the play of Pizarro : with biographical sketches of Sheridan and Kotzebue : the whole forming a comprehensive account of those plays and the grand ballads of Cora,--and Rolla and Cora, at the Royal Circus and Royal Amphitheatre ...
Imprint
London : J. Fairburn [etc.], 1799.
Indexed In:
RLIN, CTRG10131588-B
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2005. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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