Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Mr. Hoole, Bath, Clements Inn [manuscript], [1769] April 11.

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Autograph letter signed from David Garrick to Mr. Hoole, Bath, Clements Inn [manuscript], [1769] April 11.

Great commotion caused by the death of Derrick. Will defer the pleasure of reading his Ariosto till he returns to Hampton.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Hoole, John, 1727-1803

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Epithet: translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000088 Epithet: of Add MS 28104 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000789.0x000086 John Hoole (1727-1803) translated works by Tasso, Metastasio and Ariosto into English verse. A friend of Samuel Johnson, Hoole kept a diary of Johnson's last day...

Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...

Lodovico Ariosto, 1474-1533

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Derrick, Samuel, 1724-1769

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English author; friend of Dr. Johnson and Boswell. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bath, to an unnamed Lord, 1766 Jan. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515442 Epithet: poet and translator British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000355.0x0000fe ...