King Arthur, or, The British worthy
Subtitle: a dramatick opera perform'd at the Queens Theatre by Their Majesties servants
By: written by Mr. Dryden
Contributors: Purcell, Henry, 1659-1695, composer; Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736, publisher
Publisher: Printed for Jacob Tonson, at the Judges-Head in Chancery-Lane near Fleetstreet
Published: 1691
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Drama; English drama; Operas; Librettos
Other titles: British vvorthy; British worthy
Notes: Libretto only (the music, composed by Purcell, "was never published, and it disappeared, probably within a very few years of its production"--DNB).

Includes half-title; advertisements on the verso of the half-title leaf.

Wing, D2299

ESTC R225097

Macdonald, H. Dryden, 91ai

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy is the seventh of nine items bound together in a volume titled: Dryden's plays, vol. 4. This volume contains [1]: The Duke of Guise: a tragedy -- [2]: The vindication, or, The parallel of the French Holy-League and the English League and Covenant -- [3]: Albion and Albanius: an opera -- [4]: Don Sebastian, king of Portugal: a tragedy -- [5]: Amphitryon, or, The two Sosia's: a comedy -- [6] The songs in Amphitryon, with the musick / composed by Mr. Henry Purcell -- [7]: King Arthur, or, The British worthy: a dramatick opera -- [8]: Cleomenes, the Spartan heroe: a tragedy -- [9]: Love triumphant, or, Nature will prevail: a tragi-comedy.