Irish Playwright.- McNally (Leonard) The Village Lawyer
Irish Playwright.- McNally (Leonard, Dublin barrister, playwright, British government agent, 1752-1820) The Village Lawyer a Farce, manuscript, title, Dramatis personae and 21pp., in a neat italic hand, original wrappers, lettered direct on upper cover, slightly soiled, edges a little creased, stitched as issued, sm. 4to, [?Dublin], [c. 1785].
⁂ An English translation of the anonymous 15th century French farce L'Arogate Pierre Pathelin. It was first adapted for the stage by David-Augustin De Brueys (1640-1723) and Jean de Palaprat (1650-1721) as "Avocat Patelin", first performed in 1706 and published in French in 1715.
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Irish Playwright.- McNally (Leonard, Dublin barrister, playwright, British government agent, 1752-1820) The Village Lawyer a Farce, manuscript, title, Dramatis personae and 21pp., in a neat italic hand, original wrappers, lettered direct on upper cover, slightly soiled, edges a little creased, stitched as issued, sm. 4to, [?Dublin], [c. 1785].
⁂ An English translation of the anonymous 15th century French farce L'Arogate Pierre Pathelin. It was first adapted for the stage by David-Augustin De Brueys (1640-1723) and Jean de Palaprat (1650-1721) as "Avocat Patelin", first performed in 1706 and published in French in 1715.