''Almoran and Hamet'' is a 1761 novel by the British writer
John Hawkesworth, published in two volumes. Inspired by the style
Samuel Johnson
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford ...
'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
''The Fair Circassian'' is a 1781 tragedy by the British writer Samuel Jackson Pratt. It is an adaptation of the novel '' Almoran and Hamet'' by John Hawkesworth. He wrote the lead role for his friend Sarah Siddons, but due to other commitments ...
'' 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
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