For the courtly dancer and actress, see Moll Davis. For similar names, see Mary Davies.
Mary Davys
Title page of Mary Davys' comedy The Northern Heiress, or, The Humours of York (1716)
Born
1674 Ireland
Died
1732
Resting place
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Cambridge
Occupation
writer
Language
English
Years active
1704—1727
Notable work
The Reform'd Coquet (1724)
Spouse
Peter Davys
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Mary Davys (1674?–1732) was an Irish novelist and playwright.[1]
^Davys, Mary (1999). Bowden, Martha F. (ed.). The Reform'd Coquet ; or, Memoirs of Amoranda ; Familiar Letters Betwixt a Gentleman and a Lady ; and, the Accomplish'd Rake, or, Modern Fine Gentleman. Lexington, Ky.: Univ. Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813109695. OCLC 40738908.
MaryDavys (1674?–1732) was an Irish novelist and playwright. Davys was born in Ireland: nothing is known about her childhood, including her birth name...
Look up Davys or davys in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Davys may refer to: Surname: Paul Davys, 1st Viscount Mount Cashell (1670–1716), Irish peer...
(born 1958), American singer of the S.O.S. Band MaryDavys (1670s–1732), Irish novelist and playwright Mary Davies (disambiguation) This disambiguation page...
(heiress), wife of Sir Thomas Grosvenor, 3rd Baronet MaryDavys (1670s–1732), Irish novelist and playwright Mary Davis (disambiguation) This disambiguation page...
The Northern Heiress is a 1716 comedy by the Irish-born writer MaryDavys. Its fuller title is The Northern Heiress, or, The Humours of York. The play...
Paradise Lost into German prose Elizabeth Boyd – The Happy-Unfortunate MaryDavys – The False Friend (fiction) Philip Doddridge – Sermons on the Religious...
her work, Davys sought to create a realistic character details, focusing on moral development and reform of her heroes and heroines. Davys dedicated the...
Mary "Moll" Davis (c. 1648 – 1708), also spelt Davies or Davys, was a courtesan and mistress of King Charles II of England. She was an actress and entertainer...
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author, MaryDavys, who dedicated her first novel, The Amours of Alcippus and Lucippe, later renamed The Lady's Tale (1704) to Margaret. Mrs Davys in the...
MaryDavy Tenney Gray (née Tenney; June 19, 1833 – October 11, 1904; known as the "Mother of the Women's Club Movement in Kansas") was a 19th-century...
lawsuit with the Ormonde family, which came before Davys as Chief Justice. The FitzGeralds accused Davys of bias, due to his close friendship with the Duke...
Johnny Cash (Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder, 1988) Tim Dunigan (Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder, Davy Crockett: A Natural Man, Davy Crockett:...
by Newburgh Hamilton (1715) Lady Cardivant in The Northern Heiress by MaryDavys (1716) Orian's Mother in The Traitor by Christopher Bullock (1718) Mrs...
– Voltaire, La Henriade; 1724 in literature – The Reform'd Coquet by MaryDavys; Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress and A tour thro' the whole island of Great...
eighteenth-century German composer Sir John Galliard, the protagonist of MaryDavys's The Accomplished Rake (1727) This disambiguation page lists articles...
"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn. It was introduced on ABC's television series Disneyland...
Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage (first printed edition) MaryDavys – The Works of Mrs. Davys Daniel Defoe – The Complete English Tradesman George Bubb...
Christian Religion with An Apology for Free Debate and Liberty of Writing MaryDavys – The Reform'd Coquet (novella) Daniel Defoe Roxana: The Fortunate Mistress...
telegraphy, and invented an electric relay. Davy was born in Ottery St Mary, Devonshire, England, son of Thomas Davy (medical practitioner and house surgeon...
– Variety Cadwallader Colden – The History of the Five Indian Nations MaryDavys – The Accomplished Rake Daniel Defoe Conjugal Lewdness An Essay on the...
Full date unknown – Henry Flood, statesman (d. 1791) 3 July (buried) – MaryDavys, novelist, poet and playwright (b. 1674) 7 July – John Sale, lawyer and...
Ivory coasts) William Chillingworth – The Works of William Chillingworth MaryDavys – The Amours of Alcyippus and Leucippe Daniel Defoe The Address The Dissenters...
de España, señor de la Gran Canaria Susanna Centlivre – The Cruel Gift MaryDavys – The Northern Heiress Benjamin Griffin – The Humours of Purgatory Aaron...
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