John Dryden





John Dryden

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born
August 19, 1631 in Northamptonshire, The United Kingdom

died
May 12, 1700

gender
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Average rating: 3.86 · 2654 ratings · 153 reviews · 486 distinct works
All for Love
3.18 of 5 stars 318 avg rating — 175 ratings — published 1678 — 53 editions
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The Major Works
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3.61 of 5 stars 361 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1956
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Absalom and Achitophel
2.87 of 5 stars 287 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1986 — 17 editions
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Marriage a la Mode
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3.57 of 5 stars 357 avg rating — 37 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions
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Mac Flecknoe and Other Poems
3.17 of 5 stars 317 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1970 — 6 editions
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An Essay of Dramatic Poesy ...
3.6 of 5 stars 360 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions
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Alexander's Feast: Macfleck...
3.0 of 5 stars 300 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2006 — 17 editions
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Selected Poems
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3.35 of 5 stars 335 avg rating — 23 ratings13 editions
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The Works of John Dryden
3.22 of 5 stars 322 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 1956 — 67 editions
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Almanzor and Almahide, or t...
3.17 of 5 stars 317 avg rating — 6 ratings
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More books by John Dryden…
“Beware the fury of a patient man.”
John Dryden

“We first make our habits, then our habits make us.”
John Dryden

“Better shun the bait, than struggle in the snare. ”
John Dryden