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Almoran And Hamet
''Almoran and Hamet'' is a 1761 novel by the British writer John Hawkesworth (book editor), John Hawkesworth, published in two volumes. Inspired by the style Samuel Johnson's ''Rasselas'' it ran through six editions by 1796. Following the death of their father, two brother battle for the Persian throne. Stage adaptation It provided the basis for the tragedy ''The Fair Circassian'' by Samuel Jackson Pratt successfully staged at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane in November 1781.Watt p.107 References Bibliography * Donald F. Bond & George, Sherburn. ''The Literary History of England: Vol 3: The Restoration and Eighteenth Century (1660-1789)''. Routledge, 2003. * Watt, James. ''British Orientalisms, 1759–1835''. Cambridge University Press, 2019. 1761 novels 18th-century British novels British novels adapted into plays {{18thC-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hawkesworth (book Editor)
John Hawkesworth LLD (c. 1715 – 16 November 1773) was an English writer and book editor, born in London. Biography He is said to have been clerk to an attorney, and was certainly self-educated. In 1744, he succeeded Samuel Johnson as compiler of the parliamentary debates for the ''Gentleman's Magazine'', and from 1741 to 1749 he contributed poems signed Greville, or H Greville, to that journal. In company with Johnson and others he started a periodical called '' The Adventurer'', which ran to 140 issues, of which 70 were from the pen of Hawkesworth himself. On account of what was regarded as his powerful defence of morality and religion, Hawkesworth was rewarded by the Archbishop of Canterbury with the degree of LL.D, In 1754–1755 he published an edition (12 vols) of Swift's works, with a life prefixed which Johnson praised in his ''Lives of the Poets''. A larger edition (27 vols) appeared in 1766–1779. He adapted Dryden's ''Amphitryon'' for the Drury Lane stage in 175 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |