The emigrants : or, A trip to the Ohio, a theatrical farce (1817) : a comedic portrayal of English emigrants who never get to America /

George Cumberland's unpublished and almost unrecorded farce of about 1817 called The Emigrants or A Trip to The Ohio amiably pokes fun at Yankees, Yorkshiremen, Irishmen, and Utopians, and it is a treasure-house of slang, such as "Obstropelous". Its polymath author was a prolific arti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Cumberland, George, 1754-1848
Otros Autores: Bentley, Elizabeth B. (Elizabeth Budd), 1930- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, [2013]
Temas:
1800-1899
English farces.
Farces anglaises.
DRAMA > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Emigration and immigration
English farces
Public opinion, British
Great Britain > Emigration and immigration > Drama.
Great Britain > History > 19th century > Drama.
United States > Foreign public opinion, British > Drama.
Great Britain
United States
Drama
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:George Cumberland's unpublished and almost unrecorded farce of about 1817 called The Emigrants or A Trip to The Ohio amiably pokes fun at Yankees, Yorkshiremen, Irishmen, and Utopians, and it is a treasure-house of slang, such as "Obstropelous". Its polymath author was a prolific artist, inventor, geologist, poet, political radical, novelist, and intimate friend of William Blake
Notas:Text based on the author's manuscript held by the E.J. Pratt Library of the Victoria University in the University of Toronto.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xvii, 189 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index.
ISBN:9780773417915
0773417915

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