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Congreve, William
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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English comic dramatist, born near Leeds; entered a student of the Middle Temple, but soon abandoned law for literature; the "Old Bachelor" first brought him into repute, and a commissionership of substantial value; the production of "Love for Love" and the "Mourning Bride," a stilted tragedy, added immensely to his popularity, but his comedy "The Way of the World" being coldly received, he gave up writing plays, and only wrote a few verses afterwards; he was held in great esteem by his contemporaries, among others Dryden, Pope, and Steele (1670-1729).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Congreve, William'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/congreve-william.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Congreve, William'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/congreve-william.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
