A Narrative of the Life of Mrs.Charlotte Charke (Pickering Women's Classics)

A Narrative of the Life of Mrs.Charlotte Charke (Pickering Women's Classics)

by RobertM.Rehder (Editor), Charlotte Charke (Author)

Synopsis

In this picaresque novel, Charlotte Clarke recalls her life as an actress, and in particular, the difficulties facing a woman trying to make her way in a man's world. The issues of women's writing, education, motherhood, sexuality, and cross-dressing all come under scrutiny.

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Format: Hardcover
Pages: 171
Edition: illustrated edition
Publisher: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 1999

ISBN 10: 1851962670
ISBN 13: 9781851962679

Media Reviews
'Rehder, says a number of things that needed saying, including identifying this autobiography as a minor masterpiece and praising its vivacity ... the identifications provided by Rehder's full annotation are highly necessary ... . This edition should help to make her autobiography better known' Times Literary Supplement