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 Scrolling - 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.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760.

Charke, Charlotte.

Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century.

Great Britain.

Manners and customs.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,277 pages, 1 unnumbered page,plate : portrait ; 12⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street ; A. Dodd, in the Strand ; and E. Cook, at the Royal-Exchange, M.DCC.LV. [1755]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

With a half-title.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T68299.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.