Project Gutenberg 2008-12-24 Public domain in the USA. 424 Congreve, William 1670 1729 Congrove, Mr. (William) Hodges, John Cunyus 1892 1967 The Library of William Congreve Produced by Louise Hope, David Starner, Dave Morgan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Library of William Congreve" by John C. Hodges is a historical account written in the mid-20th century. This work delves into the life and literary collection of William Congreve, an important figure of the English Restoration period, known for his plays and contributions to drama. The primary focus of the book is on Congreve's personal library, exploring the titles and influences that shaped his work. At the start of the publication, the introduction sets the stage by discussing Congreve's death in 1729 and the subsequent fate of his book collection. It introduces the key players involved, such as his friend Jacob Tonson, who valued Congreve's library, and the Duchess of Marlborough, to whom the books were bequeathed. Hodges describes the journey of the library, including its tedium of cataloging the titles, and explores the significance of these works in understanding Congreve’s scholarly interests, contemporary literary connections, and the enduring legacy of his contributions to literature. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 80.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Congreve, William, 1670-1729 -- Library -- Catalogs Early printed books -- England -- Bibliography -- Catalogs Rare books -- England -- Bibliography -- Catalogs Private libraries -- England -- Catalogs Z Text Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Research Methods/Statistics/Information Sys Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 493654 2025-06-11T11:12:47.534051 text/html 490216 2021-01-04T13:44:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 675904 2021-01-04T13:44:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 758883 2025-06-11T11:13:07.843976 application/epub+zip 757239 2025-06-11T11:12:53.703033 application/epub+zip 203079 2025-06-11T11:12:50.459112 application/epub+zip 1466496 2025-06-11T11:13:13.748962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1443197 2025-06-11T11:13:05.063962 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416960 2022-09-13T03:34:34.418094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 303887 2025-06-11T11:12:43.786123 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 303816 2021-01-04T13:44:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 107189 2021-01-04T13:44:42 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 300537 2021-01-04T13:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 106491 2021-01-04T13:44:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21412 2025-06-11T11:13:13.925913 application/rdf+xml 16090 2025-06-11T11:12:51.190043 image/jpeg 4189 2025-06-11T11:12:50.835038 image/jpeg 755166 2025-06-11T11:12:47.582089 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia