The Days of Yore
| The Days of Yore | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Richard Cumberland |
| Date premiered | 13 January 1796 |
| Place premiered | Covent Garden Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
The Days of Yore is a British play by Richard Cumberland. It was first staged at the Covent Garden Theatre on 13 January 1796.[1] The work is set in the Anglo-Saxon era.[2] The work was possibly influenced by Horace Walpole's gothic novel The Mysterious Mother.[3] It ran for five performances.
References
Bibliography
- Chew, Samuel C. & Altick, Richard Daniel. A Literary History of England, Volume IV: The Nineteenth Century and After. Meredith Publishing Company, 1967.
- Frank, Frederick S (ed.). The Castle of Otranto and The Mysterious Mother. Broadview Press, 2003.
- Watson, George. The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature: Volume 2, 1660-1800. Cambridge University Press, 1971.
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