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Free thoughts upon Methodists, actors, and the influence of the stage : with an Introductory letter to Mrs.----, of -----Castle, Glamorganshire, upon the origin of the drama, &c. &c. &c. Likewise, a discourse on the lawfulness and Unlawfulness of plays, written by the Learned Father Caffaro

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Type: Rare Books(Opens in new tab)
Publication date: 1814.
Call number: 69879
Creator: Mansel, Robert(Opens in new tab)
Dimensions: (8vo)
Associated people: Caffaro, Francesco, (approximately 1650-1720.)
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