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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introducing Thomas Harris; The eclipse; A father to many; The art of being seldom seen; Secret Service; Notes; Chapter 2 The king of clubs; Harlequin invasion; The whole mystery of a manager; Swimming down the gutter of time; Notes; Chapter 3 'Plausible' Jack and the Royalty adventurers; Enter the East End; A time of the novel; The catch and the glee; Notes; Chapter 4 When sorrows come, they come not single spies; Fire!; The destruction of Covent Garden theatre. |
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The probability of accidentsSifting through the ashes; Betrayed and abandoned; Trial by jury; The last laugh; Notes; Chapter 5 Selling a life; The sale of the last century; Mrs Inchbald and the casting couch; Poor players heard no more; Notes; Appendix 1; Glossary of historical figures; Appendix 2; Exploring the caricatures; Appendix 3; Covent Garden versus Drury Lane in the season 1794-95; Notes; Overview; Bibliography; Archival sources; Primary sources; Secondary sources; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Harris, Thomas, -1820.
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Harris, Thomas, -1820. |
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Theatrical managers -- England -- London -- Biography.
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Theatrical managers. |
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England -- London. |
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Biographies.
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version : 9781526129123 |
| ISBN |
9781526129130 (electronic book) |
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1526129132 (electronic book) |
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9781526129147 |
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1526129140 |
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1526129124 |
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9781526129123 |
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