The miser
Subtitle: a comedy
By: written by Thomas Shadwell
Contributors: Molière, 1622-1673.
Series: Three centuries of drama; Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830
Publisher: Printed for Hobart Kemp
Published: 1672
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Format: Microform
Number of pages: 92
Notes: Based on: L'avare / Molière

"Acted by His Majesties servants, at the Theater Royal."

Collation: Title (verso blank); To the Right Honourable Charles Lord Buckhurst, Ab2s; reader, [Ab3s] (verso Prologue); The actors names, [Ab4s] (verso blank); Text B-Mp4s, Np3s ([Nb3s] 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

Book plate: Ex mvsæo Hvthii

Master microform held by: Readex

Woodward & McManaway 1083

Microfiche. New Canaan, CT : Readex. microfiches. (Three centuries of drama. English, 1642-1700) ; (Three centuries of English and American plays, 1500-1830)