Peg Woffington (novel)

Peg Woffington
First edition title page
AuthorCharles Reade
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical
Publication date
1853
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint

Peg Woffington is an 1853 novel by the British author Charles Reade. It was inspired by the popular stage play Masks and Faces which he had co-written with Tom Taylor the previous year.[1] Reade portrayed the London success of the Irish actress Peg Woffington (1720-1760) and featured other prominent figures of the days such as David Garrick.

References

  1. ^ Sutherland p.530

Bibliography

  • Sutherland, John. The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. Routledge, 2014.


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