Perdita The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson

Name: Perdita The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson
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ISBN: 9780812970791

ISBN-10: 0812970799

ISBN-13: 9780812970791

Edition: 2005

Authors: Paula Byrne

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This compelling and richly researched book presents a fascinating portrait of Mary Robinson-darling of the London stage, mistress to the most powerful men in England, feminist thinker, and bestselling author. Though one of the most flamboyant free spirits of the late eighteenth century, Mary led a life that was marked by reversals of fortune. After being abandoned by her father, Mary was married, at age fifteen, to Thomas Robinson, whose dissipation landed the couple and their baby in debtors' prison. On her release, Mary rose to become one of the London theater's most alluring actresses, famously playing Perdita in The Winter's Tale for a rapt audience that included the Prince of Wales,…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/14/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 464
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.01" long x 1.05" tall
Weight: 0.748



Acknowledgments


Prologue



Actress



"During a Tempestuous Night"



A Young Lady's Entrance into the World



Wales



Infidelity



Debtors' Prison



Drury Lane



A Woman in Demand



Celebrity



Florizel and Perdita



A Very Public Affair



The Rivals



Blackmail



Perdita and Marie Antoinette



A Meeting in the Studio



The Priestess of Taste



The Ride to Dover



Politics



Woman of Letters



Exile



Laura Maria



Opium



Author



Nobody



Radical



Feminist



Lyrical Tales



"A Small but Brilliant Circle"


Epilogue



The Mystery of Mrs. Robinson's Age


Notes


Bibliography


Index


Illustration Insert Credits