Britain in the Hanoverian Age, 1714-1837
Subtitle: An Encyclopedia (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: September 1, 1997
Language: eng
Format: Library binding
Number of pages: 871
ISBN-13: 9780815303961
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1700 to c 1900; Reference works; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; History; Great Britain - History; History - General History; Reference; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; Europe - Great Britain - General; Modern - 18th Century; History / General; 1714-1837; Encyclopedias; Great Britain; Hanover, House of
First sentence: Actors in the Hanoverian age still suffered from that Puritan disapproval of drama which had closed theaters in the 17th century and identified performers with vagrancy and degeneracy.