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↑ Up one levelTranslations of Hannah More Dramas
Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 AJ-AJ/3
Publication status
Published
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
2 volumes unbound, handwritten books
Date(s)
- [1819] (Creation)
Context area
Name of creator
(1745-1833)
Biographical history
Hannah More, a well-known playwright and religious writer, met Alexander Johnston in 1819 and he asked for her plays to be translated into Sinhalese by Buddhist priests.
Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
Archival history
It is presumed these dramas were commissioned by Johnston and given to the Society by him.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is presumed these came to the Society through Alexander Johnston.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Two Sinhala translations of plays by Hannah More. These are "Moses in the Bulrushes - A Sacred Drama" and "The naudagum, or, Drama of Joseph". These were probably commissioned by Alexander Johnston.
Conditions of access and use area
Language of material
- English
- Sinhala
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