The profession of the playwright : British theatre, 1800-1900 /

This book examines the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. It was often a risky and financially uncertain profession, yet the magic of the theatre attracted authors from widely different backgrounds - journalists, lawyers, churchmen, civil servants, printers and actors, as...

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Main Author: Stephens, John Russell (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1991.
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