Plays by various authors, each prefaced by remarks by Mrs. Inchbald.
Each play has separate title page.
v. 1. The Mountaineers ; The iron chest ; The poor gentleman ; The surrender of Calais ; Inkle and Yarico ; The battle of Hexham ; The jealous wife ; -- v. 2. John Bull ; The heir at law / by George Colman. The clandestine marriage / by G. Colman and D. Garrick. The country girl / by David Garrick. All in the wrong / by Arthur Murphy. The beggar's opera / by John Gay -- v. 4. The wonder! A woman keeps a secret ; Bold stroke for a life / by Mrs. Centlivre. George Barnwell / by George Lillo. The provoked wife / by Sir John Vanbrugh. Mourning bride / by William Congreve -- v. 5. Love makes a man ; The careless husband / by Colley Cibber. The provoked husband / by Sir J Vanbrugh and C. Cibber. Tancred and Sigismunda / by James Thomson. The suspicious husband / by Dr. Hoadly. Barbarossa / by Dr. Brown. Love in a village / by Isaac Bickerstaff
v. 7. The beaux stratagem / by George Farquhar. The belle's stratagem ; Bold stroke for a husband / by Mrs. Cowley. The Honey moon / by John Tobin. The heiress / by General Burgoyne. The dramatist / by Frederick Reynolds. -- v. 8. Jane Shore / by Nicholas Rowe. Rule a wife and have a wife / by Beaumont and Fletcher. The merchant of Venice / by William Shakspeare. A new way to pay old debts / by Philip Massinger. The orphan / by Thomas Otway. Cato / by Joseph Addison. All for love / by John Dryden