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AARFI Public Domain Literature Library is an independent catalogue of source-attributed public-domain editions focused on Literature. Each record connects readers with edition facts, historical context and the original source record.

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This collection brings together 98 dramatic works spanning the 17th to 19th centuries, featuring comedies, tragedies, and political plays. Authors include Arthur Wing Pinero, John Maddison Morton, John Fletcher, William Dean Howells, Francis Beaumont, George Farquhar, Thomas Otway, and Mrs. Inchbald. Titles range from dramatizations of Lewis Carroll's Alice stories to plays by Sir John Vanbrugh and three Lancashire plays.

Categories cover Adventure & Picaresque Fiction, Fantasy & Juvenile Worlds, Science Fiction & Utopias, Historical, Psychological & Social Fiction. Frequent subjects include English drama from the 18th and 19th centuries, Restoration drama, American drama, German drama in translation, and comedy plays. This curated selection offers a rich resource for students and enthusiasts of theatrical history.

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