Samuel Richardson's Pamela was used as the source of this Irish Comic playwright's The Maid of the Mill.
Samuel Richardson's Pamela was used as the source of this Irish Comic playwright's The Maid of the Mill. In 1772 his career was brought to a halt after his exile for sodomy, though he did achieve some prior success with the drama The Padlock. Another author by this name wrote, in 1708, "Predications for the Ensuing Year." In that work the author predicted cobbler-astrologer John Partridge's death. For 10 points-- give this shared name, the latter of which was a nom de plume for Johnathan Swift and was later borrowed by Richard Steele in The Tatler.
Samuel Richardson's Pamela was used as the source of this Irish Comic playwright's The Maid of the Mill.
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