The Dramatic Works Of Richard Steele - Steele, Richard
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The Dramatic Works of Richard Steele is a collection of four plays written by the renowned English author and playwright, Richard Steele. The plays included in this book are The Funeral, The Tender Husband, The Lying Lover, and The Conscious Lovers. The Funeral is a comedy that revolves around the death of a wealthy man and the ensuing chaos that follows as his family and friends compete for his inheritance. The Tender Husband is a play that explores the themes of love, marriage, and fidelity, as a young couple navigates the challenges of their relationship. The Lying Lover is a farce that…mehr

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The Dramatic Works of Richard Steele is a collection of four plays written by the renowned English author and playwright, Richard Steele. The plays included in this book are The Funeral, The Tender Husband, The Lying Lover, and The Conscious Lovers. The Funeral is a comedy that revolves around the death of a wealthy man and the ensuing chaos that follows as his family and friends compete for his inheritance. The Tender Husband is a play that explores the themes of love, marriage, and fidelity, as a young couple navigates the challenges of their relationship. The Lying Lover is a farce that follows the misadventures of a man who pretends to be someone else in order to win the love of a woman. Finally, The Conscious Lovers is a sentimental comedy that tells the story of two young lovers who must overcome various obstacles in order to be together. Overall, The Dramatic Works of Richard Steele offers a glimpse into the world of 18th century English theater and the works of one of its most celebrated playwrights. With its mix of comedy, romance, and drama, this collection is sure to entertain readers of all tastes.To Which Is Prefixed, An Account Of His Life And Writings.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Sir Richard Steele was an Anglo-Irish writer, actor, and politician who was born in 1671 and died on September 1, 1729. He is best known for starting the magazine The Spectator with his friend Joseph Addison. Steele was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1671. His parents were Richard Steele, a rich lawyer, and Elinor Symes (née Sheyles). The year before, his sister Katherine was born. His grandparents were Sir William Steele, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and Elizabeth Godfrey, who was his first wife. Mountain House in Monkstown, County Dublin, was where his dad dwelt. A woman of "great beauty and noble spirit" was said to be his mother, but not much is known about her family. His mother died a year after his father when he was four years old. The people who raised Steele were mostly his uncle Henry Gascoigne (who was the clerk to James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde) and his aunt Lady Katherine Mildmay. He was raised as a Protestant family member and went to Charterhouse School, where he met Addison for the first time. He began his education at Christ Church, Oxford, and then moved on to Merton College, Oxford. He then joined the Life Guards of the Household Cavalry to fight in King William's wars against France.