Thomas Adams (playwright)

Thomas Adams (playwright)

Thomas Adams (1580/83 - 1652/53) was not an English playwright but rector of St. Bennet's in London. Although he was not a Puritan in every sense, he was later called 'The Shakespeare of the Puritans' by Robert Southey.


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