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The London Merchant

5-act tragedy written by George Lillo
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Summary

The London Merchant is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The London Merchant authored George Lillo[3].
  • The London Merchant's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The London Merchant's genre is tragedy[5].
  • The London Merchant's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • The London Merchant's date of first performance is recorded as June 21, 1731[7].
  • The London Merchant's derivative work is recorded as The Life of George Barnwell[8].
  • The London Merchant's derivative work is recorded as Der Kaufmann von Londen[9].
  • The London Merchant's form of creative work is recorded as play[10].

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Authorship and Creation

The London Merchant authored George Lillo[3].

Publication

The London Merchant's language of work or name is recorded as English[6]. Its genre is tragedy[5].

Why It Matters

The London Merchant ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Price One Penny. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14w ago · Geagea · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → The London Merchant – George Lillo.png
    Publication date → +1731-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → Q23666
    National library of israel j9u id → 987014784892505171
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ National library of israel j9u id: 987014784892505171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
  2. 16w ago · William C. Minor · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Viaf cluster id → 177438519
    Form of creative work → play
    Date of first performance → +1731-06-21T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name → English
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Cesar title id: 135381"
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