Women's theatrical memoirsPart 1

By the close of the Eighteenth Century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre.

The texts brought together in this ten-volume facsimile collection present the lives of some of the most celebrated actresses of their day.

As well as offering fascinating accounts of the late eighteenth-century stage, these memoirs also provide revealing insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame.

All texts are republished in full. Selected for their rarity, the texts are drawn from Chawton House's unparalleled collection.

Most of the texts included have never before been republished.

Each set in the series includes a substantial general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a consolidated index in their final volume.

Each facsimile page is digitally cleaned and enhanced, significantly improving on the quality and legibility of the original.