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Actress, playwright, novelist: a remarkable woman’s life revealed from hidden journals.
Memoirs of Mrs Inchbald 2 Volume Set
Including her Familiar Correspondence with the Most Distinguished Persons of her Time
$174.57
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788 pages
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5 September 2013
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Summary
Although she overcame a stammer to fulfil her acting ambitions, Elizabeth Simpson (1753–1821), known as Mrs Inchbald after her marriage in 1772, was more acclaimed for her good looks than her performances. Her husband was an actor, and she formed strong friendships with Sarah Siddons and John Philip Kemble, but her greatest impact was as a playwright, novelist, editor and critic.
Despite her decision to destroy a four-volume autobiography, her extensive surviving journals and letters …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108064996 |
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| ISBN-10: | 110806499X |
| Author: | James Boaden |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 788 |
| Release Date: | 5 September 2013 |
| Weight: | 960g |
| Dimensions: | 218mm x 138mm x 45mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - British & Irish History, 17th & 18th Centuries |
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