William Godwin's Diary

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Otway, çala (12  November  1814) Possibly WG reads Otway in a collection. The following is the earliest found:
Otway, ThomasThe works of Mr. Thomas Otway. In one volume, containing these following tragedies and comedies: I. Alcibiades ( 1687) – II. Friendship in fashion ( 1678) – III. The orphan; or, The unhappy marriage ( 1697) – IV. The souldiers fortune ( 1687) – V. The second part of the souldiers fortune ( 1684) – VI. Titus and Berenice, with the Cheats of Scapin ( 1677) – VII. Venice preserv'd; or, The plot discover'd ( 1696) – VIII. Don Carlos, Pr. of Spain ( 1686) – IX. Caius Marius ( 1696). 1691
WG records earlier reading the following plays: Friendship in fashion ( 1792-04-25; Venice preserv'd ( 1792-05-05); The orphan ( 1792-05-22); Titus and Berenice ( 1795-08-09; Don Carlos ( 1798-09-18).
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See 1814-11-13 ‘Rochester, Letters.'

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