The history of King Lear
as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, and altered by George Colman, Esq
by Nahum Tate
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69, [2] p. ; 17 cm. First published 1681. "The alteration consists chiefly in running 'through the whole a love betwixt Edgar and Cordelia, ' and in ending the play with their marriage and Lear's triumph"--Catalogue of the Barton collection, Boston Public Library. This item is from the Stockton Axson Collection of 18th Century British Drama, Woodson Research Center, Rice University.
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The history of King Lear: a tragedy, as it is now acted at the Theatres Royal in Drury-Lane and Covent-Garden : revived with alterations
1771, Printed for F. and J. Noble; T. Lowndes; T. Longman; T. Caslon; C. Corbett; and W. Nicoll
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The history of King Lear: as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden, and altered by George Colman, Esq
1768, Printed for James Hoey, and John Exshaw, booksellers
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The history of King Lear: as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Covent Garden
1768, Printed for R. Baldwin, in Pater-noster-Row; and T. Becket, and Co. in the Strand
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The history of King Lear: a tragedy, as it is now acted at the King's Theatres : revived with alterations
1756, Printed for C. Hitch and L. Hawes; J. Brindley; J. Hodges; M. and T. Longman; A. and C. Corbett; J. and T. King; W. Reeve; J. Cooper; and F. and J. Noble
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The history of King Lear; acted at the Queen's Theatre; revived with alterations.
1712, Printed for Richard Wellington
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A revision of Nahum Tate's 'The history of King Lear' by the restoration of much of Shakespeare's original text.
Signatures: Áþ B-F́œ G℗ø
Not in Barton collection catalog.
ESTC N7367
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy quarterbound in modern brown morocco and papier tourniquet. The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the title page.
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