The Life and Adventures of Peg Woffington (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781019789179)

This biography of the 18th-century Irish actress Peg Woffington provides a vivid portrait of her life and times, drawing on contemporary accounts and anecdotes. The author details Woffington's rise to fame as a leading lady in London's theatrical scene, her romantic relationships, her friendships with prominent literary and artistic figures of the day, and her eventual decline and death from cancer.

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