Major voices
Subtitle: 18th century women playwrights
By: selected with introductions by Michael Caines.
Contributors: Caines, Michael.
Edition: Toby Press ed.
Publisher: Toby Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Milford, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 509
Subjects: English drama -- 18th century.; English drama -- Women authors.
Description: "The plays in this anthology show the range of work that women were writing for the stage throughout the eighteenth century, from immensely successful comedies to social satire, melodrama and tragedy. Included are introductions to the period and to each play, plus extensive notes."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 477-483).
Table of contents: title: A bold stroke for a wife / Susannah Centlivre; title: A wife to be let / Eliza Haywood; title: The Witlings / Fanny Burney; title: The belle's stratagem / Hannah Cowley; title: Lovers' vows / Elizabeth Inchbald; title: The visit / Jane Austen.