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English playwright and poet, considered the greatest English comedic writer
William Congreve
Works
Comedies
- Incognita; or, Love and Duty Reconcil'd (1692)
- The Double Dealer (1693)
- The Old Bachelor (1693)
- Love for Love (1695)
- The Way of the World (1700)
Tragic dramas
- The Mourning Bride (1697) (external scan)
Poems
Works about Congreve
- "William Congreve," in The Lives and Characters of the English Dramatick Poets (pp. 21−25), by Gerard Langbaine, London: Thomas Leigh (1698)
- "William Congreve," in The lives of the most eminent English poets (1783), by Samuel Johnson, Volume 3, pp. 39–61
- Life of William Congreve (1888) excerpt
- Mr. Congreve, short biography of the author by The New York Times (September 16 1888)NYT, PDF
- "Congreve, William (1670-1729)," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.
- "Congreve, William," in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, by John William Cousin, London: J. M. Dent & Sons (1910)
- "Congreve, William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
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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