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'''''Tom Thumb''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Thumb_%28play%29] is a 1730 play by English dramatist [[Henry Fielding]] (1707-1754) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fielding].
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#REDIRECT[[The Tragedy of Tragedies, or The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great]]'''''
 
 
== The original text ==
 
 
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
In 1731 Fielding reworked and expanded the play under thwe title '''''The Tragedy of Tragedies''''', also known as '''''The Tragedy of Tragedies; or, The Life and Death of Tom Thumb the Great'''''. It tells the story of a character who is small in stature and status, yet is granted the hand of a princess in marriage; the infuriated queen and another member of the court subsequently attempt to destroy the marriage. ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tragedy_of_Tragedies]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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