(Historical Romance) ELFRIDA Rishell 1883 Play
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Rishell, Dyson; Elfrida : A Drama; Philadelphia: J B Lippincott 1883. 1st Edition. 146 pages. Hardcover.
American Literature - 19th Century Historical Romance Plays - Drama King Edgar of England Athelwold Elfrida
Good+/noDJ. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket residue, tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.
Five act play, in verse. Historical drama of Edgar, King of England. Not in Wright, American Literature. Author's first and only book, a re-telling of the legend of Athelwold, Elfrida and King Edgar. "The next time we see an effort to make dramatic use of the story is in a little tragedy published by the Lippincotts ... by an unknown writer, Mr Dyson Rishell, who has never put in an appearance since, to our knowledge, but his Elfrida was, as I indistinctly recall it, a valuable acquition to the literature of the day, far ahead in point of construction to Richard John Glover's effusion; but it was born too early and died to soon for recognition." - Eugene Fellner; "Amelie Rives's New Tragedy", Boston Evening Transcript, February 20, 1892, page 6. An obscure but not undistinguished 19th century American play.
American Literature - 19th Century Historical Romance Plays - Drama King Edgar of England Athelwold Elfrida
Good+/noDJ. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket residue, tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.
Five act play, in verse. Historical drama of Edgar, King of England. Not in Wright, American Literature. Author's first and only book, a re-telling of the legend of Athelwold, Elfrida and King Edgar. "The next time we see an effort to make dramatic use of the story is in a little tragedy published by the Lippincotts ... by an unknown writer, Mr Dyson Rishell, who has never put in an appearance since, to our knowledge, but his Elfrida was, as I indistinctly recall it, a valuable acquition to the literature of the day, far ahead in point of construction to Richard John Glover's effusion; but it was born too early and died to soon for recognition." - Eugene Fellner; "Amelie Rives's New Tragedy", Boston Evening Transcript, February 20, 1892, page 6. An obscure but not undistinguished 19th century American play.
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Good+/noDJ. Library stamps/marks/labels/pocket residue, tone, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover.
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7 x 5 x 0.5 in
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(Historical Romance) ELFRIDA Rishell 1883 Play
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