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A word to the wise : a comedy / by Hugh Kelly.
Hugh Kelly 1739-1777
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The writing life of Hugh Kelly
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| Title |
The writing life of Hugh Kelly : politics, journalism, and theater in late-eighteenth-century London / Robert R. Bataille. [electronic resource] |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press |
| Creation Date |
c2000 |
| Notes |
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-198) and index. English |
| Content |
Beginnings -- Newspaperman and Essayist: The Gazetteer and "The Babler" -- Kelly in Transition: Thespis and Memoirs of a Magdalen -- From Journalism to the Theater: The Public Ledger and David Garrick -- False Delicacy and Its Reception -- Confrontation with the Wilkites -- Friends, Enemies, and the Damnation of A Word to the Wise -- Politics after A Word to the Wise and the Staging of Clementina -- Politics before and after Clementina and Departure from the Public Ledger -- The General Evening Post, Kelly as Barrister, and The School for Wives -- The Aftermath of The School for Wives and The Romance of an Hour -- The Final Year: The Man of Reason, Law Career, and Fatal Illness -- Epilogue: Kelly in His Own Time. |
| Extent |
1 online resource (ix, 206 p. ) |
| Language |
English |
| National Library system number |
997010701883205171 |
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