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George Lillo (1693–1739)
Lillo, George. An English dramatist; born at Moorfields, Feb. 4, 1693; died in London, Sept. 3, 1739. ‘Silvia, or the Country Burial’ (1730), a ballad opera, was his first piece; and was followed (1731) by the famous ‘London Merchant, or the History of George Barnwell,’ nowadays better known by its sub-title, which made its author famous, and held the stage for nearly a century. His other dramatic productions include: ‘Britannia, or the Royal Lovers’ (1734); ‘Fatal Curiosity’ (1736); ‘Arden of Feversham,’ an adaptation of an Elizabethan play, revised or completed by John Hoadly after Lillo’s death.