David Mallet
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1705 – 1765
Who was David Mallet?
David Mallet was a Scottish dramatist.
He was educated at the University of Edinburgh, and went to London in 1723 to work as a private tutor. There he became friendly with Alexander Pope, James Thomson, and other literary figures including Henry St John, Viscount Bolingbroke.
His best-known work was written in the same year: William and Margaret, adapted from a traditional ballad. In 1740, he collaborated with Thomson on a masque, Alfred, which was the vehicle for "Rule, Britannia!". His other plays and poetry, popular at the time, are largely forgotten, but Bolingbroke's writings were edited and published by Mallet in 1754.
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- Born
- 1705
Scotland - Children
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- 1765
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on July 23, 2013
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