The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed: Altered from Sheridan; As it was Performed at the Triennial Visitation of Reading School, in October 1824.

[Valpy, Richard.]

Published by London: Printed by A. J. Valpy, Fleet Street. Sold by the London and Reading Booksellers. 1825.

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Sole edition, 8vo., iv,[1]-51[1]pp., final leaf is an advertisment, pp. iv is 'Dramatis Personae', yellow endpapers, tear to front endpaper with loss from the removal of bookplate, original green cloth a little worn & marked, otherwise sound and very good.Richard Valpy (1754-1836) Schoolmaster at Reading, held in high esteem & affection by his pupils. Accepting him as a mightly flogger they relished his playing the part . He made all the boys take plenty of exercise, from cricket to swimming, but his reputation rested mainly on the high quality of his scholarship. He declined two bishoprics and also the headmastership of Rugby . however some townspeople, resentful of their free school being turned into an academy for the well off, complained that the classics were crowding out useful mathematical and commercial subjects. (ODNB). Only BL & Bodleian found in Copac & Worldcat. Seller Inventory # 50

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Title: The Critic; or, A Tragedy Rehearsed: Altered...

Publisher: London: Printed by A. J. Valpy, Fleet Street. Sold by the London and Reading Booksellers. 1825.

Binding: Hardcover