Picture No | 10118586 |
Date | C.1820 |
Description | GEORGE BARNWELL MURDER |
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George Lillo's popular drama 'THE LONDON MERCHANT', first performed in 1731, in which Barnwell, cajoled by a prostitute, murders his uncle for money, is the first prose tragedy in English.
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Source | Hand-coloured engraving in 'The Melancholy History of George Barnwell' |
Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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