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''[[The Miseries of Human Life]]'' is a series of twelve humorous dialogues between two old curmudgeons, the book details the “petty outrages, minor humiliations, and tiny discomforts that make up everyday human existence.” Written in 1806 by James Beresford (1764–1840), it was first published in one volume as ''The Miseries of Human Life, or, The Groans of Samuel Sensitive and Timothy Testy. With a few supplementary sighs from Mrs Testy.'' by W. Miller in 1806- with a frontispiece by William Henry Pyne (1769–1843). It was then expanded with nine more dialogues and published in a two-volume edition in 1907. It became a minor classic in the satirical literature of the day. Apparently the public loved it, so dozens of editions were published, while printmakers rushed to illustrate their own versions of life’s miseries. | ''[[The Miseries of Human Life]]'' is a series of twelve humorous dialogues between two old curmudgeons, the book details the “petty outrages, minor humiliations, and tiny discomforts that make up everyday human existence.” Written in 1806 by James Beresford (1764–1840), it was first published in one volume as ''The Miseries of Human Life, or, The Groans of Samuel Sensitive and Timothy Testy. With a few supplementary sighs from Mrs Testy.'' by W. Miller in 1806- with a frontispiece by William Henry Pyne (1769–1843). It was then expanded with nine more dialogues and published in a two-volume edition in 1907. It became a minor classic in the satirical literature of the day. Apparently the public loved it, so dozens of editions were published, while printmakers rushed to illustrate their own versions of life’s miseries. | ||
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| + | In 1845 a "new farce" called ''[[The Miseries of Human Life]]'' apparently opened at the Haymarket Theatre, London, performed by Webster. The play is said by ''The Athenaeum'' (December, 1845)[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=N0cxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1180&lpg=PA1180&dq=Mr+Croaker,+or+The+Miseries+of+Human+Life&source=bl&ots=A8M0kXQgtX&sig=ACfU3U3a4dHyZVzdiPzG__lIHx2mOg9iew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA95faoaniAhX-QxUIHeHvB7wQ6AEwAXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Mr%20Croaker%2C%20or%20The%20Miseries%20of%20Human%20Life&f=false] to be "a translation from the French ... but both the subject and title are of English origin". The leading characters of the work are a the pessimistic "Mr Ally Croaker" and the cheerful "Mr Mildmay". The French version in question is apparently ''[[Les Petites Misères]]''. | ||
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''The Athenaeum'' (December, 1845): p. 1180, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=N0cxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1180&lpg=PA1180&dq=Mr+Croaker,+or+The+Miseries+of+Human+Life&source=bl&ots=A8M0kXQgtX&sig=ACfU3U3a4dHyZVzdiPzG__lIHx2mOg9iew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA95faoaniAhX-QxUIHeHvB7wQ6AEwAXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Mr%20Croaker%2C%20or%20The%20Miseries%20of%20Human%20Life&f=false] | ''The Athenaeum'' (December, 1845): p. 1180, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=N0cxAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1180&lpg=PA1180&dq=Mr+Croaker,+or+The+Miseries+of+Human+Life&source=bl&ots=A8M0kXQgtX&sig=ACfU3U3a4dHyZVzdiPzG__lIHx2mOg9iew&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA95faoaniAhX-QxUIHeHvB7wQ6AEwAXoECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=Mr%20Croaker%2C%20or%20The%20Miseries%20of%20Human%20Life&f=false] | ||
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| + | ''The Spectator'', Volume 18, F.C. Westley, 1845: p. 1138, Google E-book[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=vswhAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA1138&lpg=PA1138&dq=Mr+Croaker,+or+The+Miseries+of+Human+Life&source=bl&ots=JoYSlCEuWC&sig=ACfU3U2LnS3I1ji_DbC9S2joPNGhQNYtEg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiA95faoaniAhX-QxUIHeHvB7wQ6AEwBXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=Mr%20Croaker%2C%20or%20The%20Miseries%20of%20Human%20Life&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 06:48, 20 May 2019
The Miseries of Human Life is the title of a farce in dialogue form, based on the famous satirical dialogues written by
The original dialogues (1806)
The Miseries of Human Life is a series of twelve humorous dialogues between two old curmudgeons, the book details the “petty outrages, minor humiliations, and tiny discomforts that make up everyday human existence.” Written in 1806 by James Beresford (1764–1840), it was first published in one volume as The Miseries of Human Life, or, The Groans of Samuel Sensitive and Timothy Testy. With a few supplementary sighs from Mrs Testy. by W. Miller in 1806- with a frontispiece by William Henry Pyne (1769–1843). It was then expanded with nine more dialogues and published in a two-volume edition in 1907. It became a minor classic in the satirical literature of the day. Apparently the public loved it, so dozens of editions were published, while printmakers rushed to illustrate their own versions of life’s miseries.
Translations and adaptations
In 1845 a "new farce" called The Miseries of Human Life apparently opened at the Haymarket Theatre, London, performed by Webster. The play is said by The Athenaeum (December, 1845)[1] to be "a translation from the French ... but both the subject and title are of English origin". The leading characters of the work are a the pessimistic "Mr Ally Croaker" and the cheerful "Mr Mildmay". The French version in question is apparently Les Petites Misères.
Sources
The Miseries of Human Life, article on the Princeton University Art Museum website[2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Miseries_of_Human_Life
Facsimile version of the first edition of the book of dialogues, 1806, The Internet Archive[3]
The Athenaeum (December, 1845): p. 1180, Google E-book[4]
The Spectator, Volume 18, F.C. Westley, 1845: p. 1138, Google E-book[5]
