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| − | Full title ''[[The London Merchant, or The History of George Barnwell]]''. A tragedy by George Lillo.
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | Originally billed as ''The Merchant; or the True History of George Barnwell'', it was first performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London on June 21st, 1731. It was his most famous play and would become one of the most popular plays of the 18th and early 19th centuries, and is still produced.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | Performed in Cape Town, South Africa by [[All the World's a Stage]] on 4 September 1830 under the title ''[[George Barnwell, or The London Apprentice]]'', with ''[[Doctor Bolus]]'' as afterpiece.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/london_map/merchant_main.html
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_London_Merchant
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| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1828: p 215
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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