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Pizarro : a tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane: taken from the German drama of Kotzebue; and adapted to the English stage by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kotzebue, August von, 1761-1819.
- Standardized Title:
- Spanier in Peru. Adaptations. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pizarro, Francisco, ca. 1475-1541--Drama.
- Pizarro, Francisco.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource ([8],76,[8]p. )
- Other Title:
- Pizarro
- Pizarro a tragedy, in five acts; as performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for James Ridgway, York Street, St. James's Square, 1799.
- Notes:
- With an epilogue and two final advertisement leaves.
- At foot of titlepage: "Price 2s. 6d. A superior edition, on fine wove paper, hot-pressed, price 5s.".
- Evidence of differing press figures and broken "p" in "hot-pressed" in last line on titlepage suggests copies made up from mixed sheets.
- Final sentence in Act 4, p. 64, reads: "No!---thought and memory are my hell."; variant: reads: "No living---thought and memory are my hell.".
- Price from imprint: Price 2s. 6d. A superior Edition, on fine wove Paper, hot-pressed, Price 5s.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T58786.
- OCLC:
- 536913123
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