Mrs Inchbald: 6 books

A Simple Story By Mrs. Inchbald

A Simple Story is one of those books which, for some reason or other, have failed to come down to us, as they deserved, along the current of time, but have drifted into a literary backwater where only the professional critic or the curious discoverer can find them out. "The iniquity of oblivion...

A Simple Story by Mrs. Inchbald.

Although "The Bold Stroke for a Husband," by Mrs. Cowley, does not equal "The Bold Stroke for a Wife," by Mrs. Centlivre, either in originality of design, wit, or humour, it has other advantages more honourable to her sex, and more conducive to the reputation of the stage. Here is contained...

How say you, critic Gods, and you below; Are you all friends?—or here—and there—a foe? Come to protect your literary trade, Which Mrs. Scribble dares again invade— But know you not—in all the fair ones do, 'Tis not to please themselves alone—but you. Then who so churlish, or so cynic grown,...

According to Wikipedia: "Elizabeth Inchbald (née Simpson) (17531821) was an English novelist, actress, and dramatist… 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...