1st Edition

Gore On Stage The Plays of Catherine Gore

Edited By John Franceschina Copyright 1999
544 Pages
by Routledge

544 Pages
by Routledge

544 Pages
by Routledge

It is a generally accepted fact that in the first half of the nineteenth century, Catherine Gore became the most prolific, if not most popular writer of fashionable novels in England. It is less well known that Mrs. Gore's 200-volume output included eleven extremely popular, if not always critically successful, plays, performed at all three of the Theatres Royal in London: Drury Lane, Covent... Read more
The School for Coquettes * Lords and Commons * The Queen's Champion * Salvoisy or, The Queen's Lover * Modern Honor; or, The Sharper in High Life* The King's Seal * The Maid of Croissey; or, Theresa's Vow; King O'Neil, or, The Irish Brigade * Don Juan of Austria * The Tale of a Tub * A Good Night's Rest; or, Two In The Morning * Quid Pro Quo, or, The Day of Dupes * Glossary; Bibliography

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John Franceschina