The critic : or a tragedy rehearsed a dramatic piece in three acts as it is performed at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane by, Richard Brinsley Sheridan Esqr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama (Tragedy)--18th century.

English drama (Tragedy).

Genre:

Plays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],ii,[4],98,[2]p. )

Edition:

[The second edition].

Other Title:

Critic

Place of Publication:

London : printed for T. Becket, Adelphi Strand, MDCCLXXXI. [1781]

Notes:

Edition statement from half-title.

The titlepage is engraved.

With a final advertisement leaf.

In fact a reimpression of the first edition; no press figure on p. 52; p.9 catchword: sneer.

On p. 84, in the middle of the page, "awkward" is correctly spelt.

There is a piracy with the dots above the i's in "it is" on the titlepage placed slightly to the left of an imaginary line extending above the ascenders; and on p. 84: "aukward".

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

Todd, W. 'Sheridan's "The critic"'. The book collector, 1956, p.172

English Short Title Catalog, T767.

OCLC:

83505894