Memoirs of Charles Lee Lewes, containing anecdotes, historical and biographical, of the English and Scottish stages, during a period of forty years. Written by himself. In four volumes

Lewes, Charles Lee

Published by printed for Richard Phillips, No. 6, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars . by T. Gillet, Salisbury-square, London, 1805

About this Item

First edition, 4 volumes, small 8vo, pp. [10], viii, 223, [1]; [4], 222; [4], 231, [1]; [4], 276, [4] Phillips ads; original pink paper-covered boards, printed paper labels on spines; spines and extremities sunned, a bit of soiling to the boards, but generally a very good, sound copy. With the armorial bookplate of the Earl of Annesley in each volume. Lewes (1740-1803) appeared first on stage in Haymarket, then in the provinces; returning to London he had roles at Covent Garden and later at Drury Lane where he assumed a number of Shakesperian parts. Ultimately, he suffered financially and went to prison for his indebtedness where he compiled this memoir, published after his death by his son. DNB notes: "Among theatrical compilations it has an unenviable precedency of worthlessness.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memoirs of Charles Lee Lewes, containing anecdotes, historical and biographical, of the English and Scottish stages, during a period of forty years. Written by himself. In four volumes
• Publisher: printed for Richard Phillips, No. 6, Bridge-Street, Blackfriars . by T. Gillet, Salisbury-square, London
• Publication Date: 1805
• Edition: 1st Edition
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