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The follies of a day or The marriage of Figaro. A comedy, as it is now performing at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden. From the French of M. De Beaumarchais.

1785 Paratext Functions: Hermeneutical, Meta-communicative English

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Thomas Holcroft
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Notes

In his preface Hocroft explains that the play is no mere translation. As he did not possess a copy of Beaumarchais' text, he and a young French assistant recorded it from memory after seeing eight or nine performances. It was then thoroughly reworked for the English stage in less than a month's time.