Samuel Foote
(1720–1777)

Cornish dramatist and actor

Samuel Foote

Works

  • The Great Panjandrum, a poem written in 1755 to test the memory of the actor Charles Macklin, who had claimed he could read any paragraph once through and then recite it verbatim.
  • The Author (1757)
  • The Bankrupt (1776)
  • The Knights
  • The Liar
  • Minor

Works about Foote


Works by this author published before January 1, 1927 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

 
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