In this 1966 study, A. J. Farmer argues that it is George Farquhar’s highly individual personality, ‘with its never-failing gaiety and verve’ which merits him ‘a place to himself […]…

At the beginning of the eighteenth century, British theatre saw a shift from what critics call ‘Restoration’ to ‘sentimental’ comedy. Focusing on the career of the Irish dramatist George Farquhar…

George Farquhar (1677-1707) is one of the most successful and enduringly popular Restoration playwrights. His two masterpieces, The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux’ Stratagem, are still regularly performed today. Yet…

George Farquhar was born in Derry, Ireland in 1677, one of seven children. Farquhar was educated at Foyle College and later, aged 17, he entered Trinity College, Dublin. He departed…

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The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the…