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Perdita - The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson (Paperback, 1st U.S. ed)
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Perdita - The Literary, Theatrical, Scandalous Life of Mary Robinson (Paperback, 1st U.S. ed)
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You Save R108 (24%)
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This compelling and richly researched book presents a fascinating
portrait of Mary Robinson-darling of the London stage, mistress to
the most powerful men in England, feminist thinker, and bestselling
author. Though one of the most flamboyant free spirits of the late
eighteenth century, Mary led a life that was marked by reversals of
fortune. After being abandoned by her father, Mary was married, at
age fifteen, to Thomas Robinson, whose dissipation landed the
couple and their baby in debtors' prison. On her release, Mary rose
to become one of the London theater's most alluring actresses,
famously playing Perdita in The Winter's Tale for a rapt audience
that included the Prince of Wales, who fell madly in love with her.
Never one to pass up an opportunity, she later used his ardent love
letters for blackmail. After being struck down by paralysis,
apparently following a miscarriage, she remade herself yet again,
this time as a popular writer who was also admired by the leading
intellectuals of the day.
Filled with triumph and despair and grand accomplishments, the
amazing life of "Perdita" is marvelously captured in this stunning
biography.
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