""There was a challenge lately intended for the Duke of Buckingham upon Sir William Coventrys account. . . . The occasion . . .was a new play to be acted on Saturday last called the Country gentleman. . . . But the King hath prevented all; and the play is not acted."—Samuel Pepys, 2 March 1669This edition makes available for the first time The Country Gentleman, a play written by Sir Robert Howard and the Duke of Buckingham, personally s ..."
"Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title by ChoiceSelected as an Outstanding Reference Source by the Reference and User Services Association of the American Library AssociationThere are many anthologies of southern literature, but this is the first companion. Neither a survey of masterpieces nor a biographical sourcebook, The Companion to Southern Literature treats every conceivable topic found in southern writing from the pre-Columbian ..."
""There was a challenge lately intended for the Duke of Buckingham upon Sir William Coventrys account. . . . The occasion . . .was a new play to be acted on Saturday last called the Country gentleman. . . . But the King hath prevented all; and the play is not acted."—Samuel Pepys, 2 March 1669This edition makes available for the first time The Country Gentleman, a play written by Sir Robert Howard and the Duke of Buckingham, personally s ..."
"Principal Characters by Johnstone, Edwin, Quick, Davies, Wewitzer, Macready,
Cubitt, Darley, Mrs Brown // Mrs Martyr, Mrs Billington. [Cast from text (T. Cadell,
1786): Blondel - Johnstone; La Bruce - Edwin; Morgan - Quick; Richard I - Davies
; Berghen - Wewitzer; Florestine - Macready; Guillet - Cubitt; Principal Knight -
Darley; Antonio - Mrs Brown // Lauretta - Mrs Martyr; Berengaria - Mrs Billington;
Beatrice - Miss Brangin.] si ..."