An edition of The alchemist, 1612
(1612)
The alchemist.
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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British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Open Library Staff Picks, Fiction, Drama, Alchemists, City and town life, London (England), Comedies, Literature: Classics, Alchemist (Jonson, Ben), Women, employment, great britain, English drama (Comedy), English drama -- 17th century, London (England) -- Drama, City and town life -- Drama, Alchemists -- Drama, GeneralPlaces
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Edition Notes
Printed in Great Britain.
Label inserted: This book is now published in the United States by Columbia University Press for the Facsimile Text Society.
Facsimile of the British museum copy of the 1st edition.
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| September 30, 2023 | Edited by bitnapper | Merge works (MRID: 83529) |
| January 6, 2023 | Edited by MARC Bot | import existing book |
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