[Francis Longe collection of English plays].
Contributors: Longe, Francis, 1748-1812.; Francis Longe Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1607
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: English drama -- 17th century.; English drama -- 18th century.; English drama -- 19th century.
Description: English theatrical works, previously published between 1607 and 1812, assembled by the Longe family of Norfolk, England. Includes original plays, theatrical adaptations, and translations credited to over six hundred playwrights, and approximately four hundred librettos. The collection is particularly rich in works by lesser-known 17th-century dramatists.
Notes: All items in this collection are also cataloged individually; author/title card index available in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division reading room.
Purchase, 1908.