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Memoirs of Mrs Inchbald 2 Volume Set
James Boaden
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Description for Memoirs of Mrs Inchbald 2 Volume Set
paperback. Published in 1833, this two-volume biography explores the lively personal, theatrical and literary life of an eighteenth-century actress and author. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries. Num Pages: 786 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: BM; DSB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 51. Weight in Grams: 1000.
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 allowed James Boaden (1762–1839) to publish this two-volume work in 1833. Having produced biographies of Siddons, Kemble and Dorothy Jordan (which are also reissued in ... Read more
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 allowed James Boaden (1762–1839) to publish this two-volume work in 1833. Having produced biographies of Siddons, Kemble and Dorothy Jordan (which are also reissued in ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
786
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - British and Irish History, 17th and 18th Centuries
Format
Paperback
Number of Pages
788
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108064996
SKU
V9781108064996
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