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George Cumberland's unpublished and almost unrecorded farce of about 1817 called The Emigrants or A Trip to The Ohio amiably pokes fun at Yankees, Yorkshiremen, Irishmen, and Utopians, and it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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • THE EMIGRANTS OR A TRIP TO THE OHIO, A THEATRICAL FARCE (1817): A Comedic Portrayal of English Emigrants Who Never Get to America; Copyright Page; Dedication; George Cumberland; Table of Contents; Table of Reproductions; The Emigrants
  • Summary of the Book; Author's Note; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Emigrants or A Trip to the Ohio
  • a Farce; End Notes; The Emigrants
  • Reproductions; Characters in the Dramatis Personae; The Date of the Farce; Notes on the Manuscript; Notes on the Transcription of the Manuscript; Scene Designations; Stage Directions; Speech Headings.
  • Punctuation and CapitalizationSpelling; Manuscript Misspellings Corrected Here; Appendix A; Appendix B; Bibliography; Index.

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