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Charlotte: A True Account of an Actress's Extraordinary Adventure in Eighteenth-Century London's Theatre World
Charlotte A True Account of an Actress's Extraordinary Adventure in EighteenthCentury London's Theatre World
Author: Kathryn Shevelow
Eighteenth-century London was a theatre writ large: Fielding's satires mocked the Prime Minister, The Beggar's Opera drew raves, and riots broke out over dueling divas of the stage. Spectacle abounded: aristocratic ladies paraded past fire-eaters, prostitutes, and public hangings. Mrs Mapp, the bone-setter, realigned butchers' kneecaps for happy...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780747574941
ISBN-10: 0747574944
Publication Date: 8/15/2005
Pages: 448
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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Book Type: Hardcover
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