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Excerpt from The Fair Penitent: A Tragedy, as It Is Acted at the New Theatre in Little Lincolns-Inn-Fields, by Her Majesty's Servants

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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 century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

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 century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization... Read Full Overview

The Fair Penitent is a tragedy play written by Nicholas Rowe in 1703 and adapted for theatrical representation in 1791. The play tells the story of Calista, a beautiful and virtuous woman who falls in love with Lothario, a notorious womanizer. Despite her better judgment, Calista... Read Full Overview

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