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Item Details
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THE BASSET TABLE
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| By: |
Susannah Centlivre, Dr. Jane Milling (Editor) |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£26.25 |
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£22.31 |
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£3.94 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1551116782 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781551116785 |
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Currently 2 available |
| Publisher: |
BROADVIEW PRESS LTD |
| Pages: |
174 |
| Description: |
A play that follows the fortunes of Lady Reveller, who runs a table where her friends play the card game basset, and her struggle to avoid marrying Lord Worthy. It challenges contemporary stereotypes of the learned lady and offers a picture of a female scientist at work. |
| Synopsis: |
The Basset Table follows the fortunes of Lady Reveller, who runs a table where her friends play the card game basset, and her struggle to avoid marrying Lord Worthy. Meanwhile, Lady Reveller's cousin, Valeria, spends her time conducting scientific experiments and dissections, but her father intends to marry her off to the bluff sea-captain Hearty. How can Lady Reveller be persuaded to forego the delights of gambling? And how can Valeria avoid an unwanted marriage? This witty play paints a seductive picture of the thrills of the Restoration gaming table and challenges contemporary stereotypes of the learned lady. Appendices to this Broadview Edition include materials on female education, gambling, and writing for the stage, as well as eighteenth- and nineteenth-century critical writing on Centlivre and The Basset Table. |
| Publication: |
Canada |
| Imprint: |
Broadview Press Ltd |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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