William Congreve





William Congreve

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born
January 24, 1670 in Bardsey, West Yorkshire, The United Kingdom

died
January 19, 1729

gender
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Average rating: 3.37 · 664 ratings · 48 reviews · 236 distinct works
The Way of the World
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 530 ratings — published 1700 — 30 editions
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The Way of the World and Ot...
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Incognita
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Love For Love
3.29 of 5 stars 3.29 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1967 — 11 editions
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4.18 of 5 stars 4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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The Double Dealer
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The Mourning Bride
3.33 of 5 stars 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions
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Old Bachelor
3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2004 — 18 editions
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The Way of the World. a Com...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions
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The Double Dealer: A Comedy...
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More books by William Congreve…
“Heav'n hath no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.”
William Congreve

“Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”
William Congreve

“If there's delight in love, 'Tis when I see that heart, which others bleed for, bleed for me.”
William Congreve