File AJ/3 - Translations of Hannah More Dramas

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GB 891 AJ-AJ/3

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Translations of Hannah More Dramas

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  • [1819] (Creation)

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2 volumes unbound, handwritten books

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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 Cyngalese by Buddhist priests.

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.

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Two Sinhala translations of plays by Hannah More. These are "Moses in the Bulrushes - A Sacred Drama" and "Joseph" by Hannah More. These were probably commisstoned by Alexander Johnston.

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  • English
  • Sinhala

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