A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, (youngest Daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq;) Containing, I. An Account of her Birth, Education, and mad Pranks committed in her Youth. II. Her coming on the Stage; Success there; and sundry Theatrical Anecdotes. III. Her Marriage to Mr. Charke, and its Consequences. IV. Her Adventures in Mens Cloaths, and being belov'd by a Lady of great Fortune, who intended to marry her. V. Her being Gentleman to a certain Peer. VI. Her commencing Strolling - Player; with various and surprizing Vicissitudes of Fortune, during nine Years Peregrination. Vii. Her turning Pastry Cook, &c. in Wales. With several extremely humourous and interesting Occurrences. Written by herself.
- Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760.
- Date:
- M.DCC.LIX. [1759]
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Publication/Creation
London : printed for W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street, M.DCC.LIX. [1759]
Physical description
277,[1]p.,plate : port. ; 120.
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Edition
The second edition.
References note
ESTC T197162
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. (Eighteenth century collections online). Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.