The London Merchant (Or The History Of George Barnwell) is playwright George Lillo's most famous work. A tragedy that follows the downfall of a young apprentice due to his association with a prostitute. First performed in 1731; The London Merchant became one of the most popular plays of the century.George Lillo based his play on a seventeenth-century ballad about a murder in Shropshire. The ballad follows the adventures of George Barnwell; who engages in an affair with the prostitute Sarah Millwood. After stealing money from his employer to fund his relationship; Barnwell robs and murders his uncle. Both Barnwell and Millwood are arrested and executed for their crimes.London: John Gray; 1732.From: George Lillo; The London Merchant. The fourth edition revis'd.1507/623 frontispieceLondon; British Library.
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