THE BRITISH THEATRE

by Elizabeth Inchbald

$4,800 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, 1808. First edition thus, the Elizabeth Inchbald-branded survey of great English plays, and a major Georgian work of literary criticism by a woman writer. Near fine. Item #53610 Elizabeth Inchbald was a farmer's daughter who ran away from home as a teen to become a professional actress. After she reached the height of the profession acting at Covent Garden, she became a

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