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The orphan of China : a tragedy, as it is perform'd at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Forrest Collection PR3358 .C6 1766b
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3605.M9 A68 1759
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805.
- Language:
- English
- Penn Provenance:
- Forrest, Edwin, Estate of (donor) (Forrest copy)
- Physical Description:
- v pages, 3 unnumbered pages, 96 pages ; 20 cm (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for P. Vaillant ..., 1759.
- Notes:
- Adapted from J. H. de Prémare's translation of The orphan of the House of Chau, as presented in J. B. Du Halde's Description ... de la Chine (The general history of China), and from Voltaire's L'orphelin de la Chine. Cf. postscript: "To M. de Voltaire" (p. [89]-96).
- Local Notes:
- Forrest copy imperfect: t.p. wanting; p. [89]-96 (postscript) wanting.
- Forrest copy with: Colman, George. The clandestine marriage. London : T. Becket and P. A. DeHondt, 1766. (Item 2 of 5)
- OCLC:
- 64381345
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