Elizabeth Inchbald Bücher

Elizabeth Inchbald, nee Simpson (1753-1821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist. At the age of 19 she went to London in order to act. In 1772 she agreed to marry the actor Joseph Inchbald (1735-1779). For four years the couple toured Scotland with West Digges's theatre company, a demanding life. After Joseph Inchbald's death in 1779, she continued to act for several years, in Dublin, London, and elsewhere. Between 1784 and 1805 she had nineteen of her comedies, sentimental dramas, and farces (many of which were translations from the French) performed at London theatres. Eighteen of her plays were published, though she wrote several more; the exact number is in dispute though most recent commentators claim between 21and 23. Her two novels have been frequently reprinted. She also did considerable editorial and critical work. A four-volume autobiography was destroyed before her death upon the advice of her confessor, but she left some of her diaries. The latter are currently held at the Folger Shakespeare Library and an edition was recently published.

Commands a central place in the history of the English Jacobin novel. Published in 1796, the story explores the opposition between the upbringing and actions of Henry Norwynne, an unspoiled 'child of nature' who has been reared without books on an African island, and the corrupt conduct of his aristocratic older cousin, William.

When Miss Milner announces her passion for her guardian, a Catholic priest, she breaks through the double barrier of his religious vocation and 18th-century British society's standards of proper womanly behavior. Like other women writers of her time, Elizabeth Inchbald concentrates on the question of a woman's "proper education," and her sureness of touch and subtlety of characterization prefigure Jane Austen's work.

Lover's Vows (1798) was featured by Jane Austen in her novel Mansfield Park, is one of at least four adaptations of August von Kotzebue's Das Kind der Liebe (1780). Inchbald's version is the only one to have been performed. Dealing as it does with sex before marriage and illegitimate birth, Inchbald in the Preface to the published version declares herself to have been highly sensitive to the task of adapting the original German text for "an English audience."

This collection of plays by Elizabeth Inchbald features some of the most successful and popular works of the early 19th century. From romantic comedies like Wise Man of the East and Percy to satirical plays like Next Door Neighbours and Trip to Scarborough, this collection offers a rich and varied selection of drama that will delight and entertain audiences of all kinds.

Exploring the intricacies of family dynamics and social class, this play delves into the impact of secrets and misunderstandings on human relationships. Written by Elizabeth Inchbald, a notable figure of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, it was first performed in 1787 at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Inchbald's work reflects the societal norms of her time, offering a rich examination of the complexities inherent in personal connections.

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