Edward Moore
Illustration — Fables for the Female Sex (1744) is illustrated with engravings by Charles Grignion the Elder after Francis Hayman Edward Moore (22 March 17121 March 1757), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, was born in Abingdon, Berkshire. He was the author of Fables for the Female Sex (1744), The Trial of Selim the Persian (1748), The Foundling (1748) and Gil Blas (1751). He wrote the domestic tragedy of The Gamester, originally produced in 1753 with David Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler.
Edward Moore
Charles Grignion engraving after Francis Hayman · Moore, E. Fables for the female sex. 1744 · Public domain
- Died
- 1757 · London Borough of Lambeth.
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- Kingdom of Great Britain
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- playwright · poet · writer
- Languages
- English
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Illustration — Fables for the Female Sex (1744) is illustrated with engravings by Charles Grignion the Elder after Francis Hayman Edward Moore (22 March 17121 March 1757), English dramatist and miscellaneous writer, the son of a dissenting minister, was born in Abingdon, Berkshire. He was the author of Fables for the Female Sex (1744), The Trial of Selim the Persian (1748), The Foundling (1748) and Gil Blas (1751). He wrote the domestic tragedy of The Gamester, originally produced in 1753 with David Garrick in the leading character of Beverley the gambler.
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The oft-quoted phrase "rich beyond the dreams of avarice" is spoken by Mrs. Beverley in the play's second act. He collected his poems under the title of Poems, Fables and Plays in 1756. Moore died in Lambeth on 1 March 1757. His Dramatic Works were published in 1788.
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Edward Moore born at Abingdon-on-Thames.
1756
The poetical works of Edward Moore, with the life of the author is dated 1756.
1757
Edward Moore died at London Borough of Lambeth.
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