Difference between revisions of "The Royal Quixote"
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| − | The play was based on a short tale by Susanna Moodie, apparently written in 1824 and first published in the Literary Garland of . | + | The play was based on a short tale by Susanna Moodie, apparently written in 1824 and first published in the Literary Garland of 1838. John Thurston, editor of Mrs Moodie's short stories, calls it a "long and rather tedious story about King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden". |
| − | John Thurston, editor of Mrs Moodie's short stories, calls it a "long and rather tedious story about King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden". | ||
"Mrs Moodie's beautiful tale, the three-act drama, The Royal Quixote, an original drama arranged by members of the Dramatic Club of the Regiment | "Mrs Moodie's beautiful tale, the three-act drama, The Royal Quixote, an original drama arranged by members of the Dramatic Club of the Regiment | ||
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| + | Facsimile version of the first 3 chapters of the original story, as published in ''The Literary Garland'' Volume 1, No. 1 pp. 321-330[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=efIzAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA321&lpg=PA321&dq=The+Royal+Quixote+The+Literary+Garland&source=bl&ots=AZ2IOGdmO2&sig=EyDxz1rQWNrcqCg3XUuecuFL8mw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiUlNCMnN_cAhXFY1AKHUDsC5IQ6AEwAHoECAAQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Royal%20Quixote%20The%20Literary%20Garland&f=false] | ||
John Thurston. 1991. "Introduction" to ''Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie''. University of Ottawa Press: p.xvii[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=bJLRAn9RAzwC&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq=The+Royal+Quixote+by+Mrs+Moodie&source=bl&ots=whPu30bgGQ&sig=GkHNpzPJcEgox7MUjgKoLyK_x1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgrv3ilt_cAhXEKlAKHVPoBXcQ6AEwDHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Royal%20Quixote%20by%20Mrs%20Moodie&f=false] | John Thurston. 1991. "Introduction" to ''Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie''. University of Ottawa Press: p.xvii[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=bJLRAn9RAzwC&pg=PR17&lpg=PR17&dq=The+Royal+Quixote+by+Mrs+Moodie&source=bl&ots=whPu30bgGQ&sig=GkHNpzPJcEgox7MUjgKoLyK_x1A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjgrv3ilt_cAhXEKlAKHVPoBXcQ6AEwDHoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=The%20Royal%20Quixote%20by%20Mrs%20Moodie&f=false] | ||
Revision as of 07:27, 9 August 2018
The Royal Quixote is a three-act drama "arranged by members of the Dramatic Club of the Regiment"
The original text
The play was based on a short tale by Susanna Moodie, apparently written in 1824 and first published in the Literary Garland of 1838. John Thurston, editor of Mrs Moodie's short stories, calls it a "long and rather tedious story about King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden".
"Mrs Moodie's beautiful tale, the three-act drama, The Royal Quixote, an original drama arranged by members of the Dramatic Club of the Regiment
Sources
Facsimile version of the first 3 chapters of the original story, as published in The Literary Garland Volume 1, No. 1 pp. 321-330[1]
John Thurston. 1991. "Introduction" to Voyages: Short Narratives of Susanna Moodie. University of Ottawa Press: p.xvii[2]
