Oroonoko. A tragedy. Altered from the original play of that name, written by the late Thomas Southern, Esq; to which the editor has added near six hundred lines, in place of the comic scenes. Together with an addition of two new characters. Intended for one of the theatres

People / Organizations

• Thomas Southerne (Author)

Imprint

London: printed for A. and C. Corbett, 1760.

Publication year

1760-1760

ESTC No.

T56248

Grub Street ID

282799

Description

vi,[2],68,[2]p. ; 8⁰

Note

Alterations sometimes attributed to J. Hawkesworth, but though he published a revision of Southerne's Oroonoko in 1759, that text bears no relation to this. See Jordan, Robert and Harold Love, eds. The works of Thomas Southerne, Oxford, 1988, v.2, p.96.

With a final leaf of epilogue.

Uncontrolled note

The figure 4 of p.49 is inverted