Farquhar, George
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007
FARQUHAR, GEORGE far k r, kw r, 1678 1707, Irish dramatist, b. Londonderry (now Derry), Ireland. After his short career as an actor ended when he severely...represent the transition between the licentiousness of Restoration drama and the sentimentality of the 18th cent. See his complete...