Memoirs concerning the life and manners of Captain Mackheath.
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for A. Moore near St. Paul's,
M.DCC.VIII. [1728]
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| Item Description: | A political satire apparently on Robert Walpole. "Captain Macheath" is also a character in The Beggar's Opera, libretto by John Christopher Pepusch and music by John Gay. With a half-title. The bookseller's name in the imprint is fictitious. Vignette on title page. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 63 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 20 cm |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |