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Farquhar, George
(b. Londonderry, 1678; d. 1707). “Love and a Bottle” (1698); “The Constant Couple” (1700), “Sir Harry Wildair” (1701); “The Inconstant” (1703); “The Stage Coach” (1704); “The Twin Rivals” (1705); “The Recruiting Officer” (1706), and “The Beaux’ Stratagem” (1707). “Works” in 1714. The comedies were edited, with a critical introduction, by Leigh Hunt. See also Hazlitt’s “Comic Writers” and Ward’s “Dramatic Literature.”
