Peg Woffington | |
Author: | Charles Reade |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Language: | English |
Genre: | Historical |
Release Date: | 1853 |
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Peg Woffington is an 1853 novel by the British author Charles Reade. It was inspired by the popular stage play Masks and Faces which he had co-written with Tom Taylor the previous year.[1] Reade portrayed the London success of the Irish actress Peg Woffington (1720-1760) and featured other prominent figures of the days such as David Garrick.