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Orestes: A Dramatic Opera (1731) is a play written by Lewis Theobald. The story is based on the Greek tragedy of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. The play explores the themes of revenge, guilt, and redemption. Orestes is haunted by the murder of his father and seeks revenge against his mother and her lover. However, his actions lead to his own guilt and he must find a way to seek redemption. The play is written in the style of an opera, with musical interludes and songs throughout. The characters are portrayed with depth and complexity, and the plot is full of twists and turns. Overall, Orestes: A Dramatic Opera is a compelling retelling of a classic Greek tragedy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Memoirs of Sir Walter Raleigh: His Life, His Military and Naval Exploits, His Preferments and Death is a book written by Theobald Lewis in 1719. This book serves as a comprehensive biography of the famous English adventurer, explorer, and writer, Sir Walter Raleigh. The book covers Raleigh's early life, his military and naval exploits, his political career, and his eventual imprisonment and execution. Theobald Lewis draws on a variety of sources to provide a detailed account of Raleigh's life, including Raleigh's own writings, historical documents, and contemporary accounts. The book provides a fascinating insight into the life of one of England's most famous historical figures and is an essential read for anyone interested in English history, exploration, and adventure.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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Title: Memoirs of Sir Walter Raleigh: his life, his military and naval exploits, his preferments and death: in which are inserted, the private intrigues between the Count of Gondamore, the Spanish ambassador, and the Lord Salisbury, then secretary of state.Author: Lewis TheobaldPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03414300CollectionID: CTRG00-B1575PublicationDate: 17190101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: Collation: 40 p

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Orestes: A Dramatic Opera is a play written by Lewis Theobald and was first published in 1731. The play is based on the Greek myth of Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, who seeks revenge for his father's murder. Theobald's version of the story follows Orestes as he returns to Mycenae to avenge his father's death and is torn between his duty to his family and his love for Hermione, the daughter of Helen of Troy. The play is written in five acts and features a mix of spoken dialogue and musical interludes. The music was composed by Johann Christoph Pepusch, a contemporary of Theobald's. Orestes: A Dramatic Opera is considered a significant work in the history of English opera and was one of the first operas to be written entirely in English.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.