The alchemist
a comedy acted in the year 1610 by the Kings Majesty's servants : with the allowance of the master of revels
by Ben Jonson
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge said of Ben Jonson's The Alchemist that it had one out of the three most perfect plots in literature. This play, with its sharp portrayal of human folly, is considered by many to be Jonson's best comedy. First performed 1610, its popularity has endured to this day.
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The alchemist: a comedy acted in the year 1610 by the Kings Majesty's servants : with the allowance of the master of revels
1680, Printed and sold by H. Hills ...
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Date of publication suggested by Wing.
Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.
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Available electronically as part of Early English books online.
Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms International, 1986. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1690:28)
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