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The Shakespeare ladies club : the forgotten women who rescued the bawdy bard

by Christine Hainsworth, Jonathan Hainsworth

Formed in 1736, the Shakespeare Ladies Club was a group of four women who campaigned to revive Shakespeare's original plays and fund his monument in Westminster Abbey. This history explores their overlooked influence on eighteenth-century British theatre.

Accession 29021 ISBN 9781398127449 Publisher Amberley Publishing
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