Women's Theatrical Memoirs Part I Vol 1

By the close of the Eighteenth Century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volume facsimile collection offers accounts of the late eighteenth-century stage, which provide insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame. Volume 1 Mary Robinson, Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson (1801), Vols I–II Part I General Introduction Mary Robinson, Memoirs of the Late Mrs. Robinson (1801) James Boaden, Th e Life of Mrs. Jordan (1831) Thomas Campbell, Life of Mrs. Siddons (1834) Part II General Introduction Elizabeth Steele, Th e Memoirs of Mrs. Sophia Baddeley (1787) Leah Sumbel, Memoirs of the Life of Mrs. Sumbel (1811) [A Gentleman], Memoirs of George Anne Bellamy (1785) Miss Ambross, Th e Life and Memoirs of the Late Miss Ann Catley (1789) Elizabeth Billington, Memoirs of Mrs. Billington (1792) Consolidated Index