The miser
Subtitle: a comedy
By: acted by His Majesties servants, atthe Theater Royal. Written by Thomas Shadwell.
Contributors: Molière, 1622-1673.
Series: Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1800
Publisher: Printed for Hobart Kemp, at the sign of the Ship in the upper Walk of the New Exchange
Published: 1953
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 92
Notes: Collation: Title (verso blank): To the Right Honourable Charles Lord Buckhurst, A2: Reader, [A3] (verso Prologue); The actors names, [A4] (verso blank); Text B-M⁴, N³ ([N3] Epilogue, verso blank)

The main plot is almost a translation of Molières L'Avare, but many new characters and scenes have been added. cf. "Reader", 3d prelim. leaf; Miles, Influence of Molière, p. 234.

For description of another edition of same year, "Printed for Thomas Collins and John Ford", see Hoe's Catalogue of books by English authors ... before 1700.

Micro-opaque of original in Library of Congress. New York. Readex Microprint.  1953. 2 cards ; 22.6 x 14.8 cm. (Three centuries of drama: English 1642-1700) (Three centuries of English and American plays 1500-1800)