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Mrs Inchbald's British theatre ; v. 1. 1808
16.3 x 10.4 x 2.6 cm (book measurement (conservation)) | RCIN 1058217
Elizabeth Inchbald (1753-1821)
The British theatre, or, A Collection of plays which are acted at the Theatres Royal . . . ; v. 1 / by Mrs Inchbald. (Contents: Comedy of errors - Romeo and Juliet - Hamlet - King John - King Richard) 1808
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Elizabeth Inchbald is chiefly remembered today as the author of Lovers’ Vows, the play at the heart of Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park, but she was also in her day a successful actor, novelist and playwright. Later in life she turned to editing the works of others, rather than producing her own, and published this collection of British dramatic works, containing plays by Shakespeare, Congreve, Beaumont and Fletcher, Sheridan, Goldsmith and others. Other collections by her included The Modern Theatre (1811) and A Collection of Farces (1815).
Provenance
Acquired by George IV when Prince of Wales, 27 December 1810 (RA GEO 28513)
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Measurements
16.3 x 10.4 x 2.6 cm (book measurement (conservation))
16.5 x 2.5 cm (book measurement (inventory))
Alternative title(s)
The British theatre, or, A Collection of plays which are acted at the Theatres Royal ... ; v. 1 / by Mrs Inchbald. (Contents: Comedy of errors - Romeo and Juliet - Hamlet - King John - King Richard)
