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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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William Congreve
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(1670–1729) Aristocratic playwright, one of the leading figures in *Restoration comedy. He made his name with The Old Bachelor (1693), which he followed with The Double Dealer in the same year, and then Love for Love (1695) and The *Way of the World (1700).
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