Author:William Congreve

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William Congreve (1670–1729)

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William Congreve

Works

Comedies

• The Double Dealer (1693)
• Incognita; or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd (1692)
• Love for Love (1695)
• The Old Bachelor (1693)
• The Way of the World (1700)

Tragic dramas

• The Mourning Bride (1697)

Poems

• False though She be
• A Hue and Cry after Fair Amoret
• On Mrs. Arabella Hunt Singing

Works about Congreve

• “Congreve, William” in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons, 1910.
• Life of William Congreve (1888)excerpt
• Mr. Congreve, short biography of the author by The New York Times (September 16 1888)NYT, PDF

Sources

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.