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The Life and Correspondence of Charles Mathews, the Elder, Comedian
In this fascinating biography, Mrs. (Anne Jackson) Mathews shares the life story and correspondence of her late husband, Charles Mathews, a renowned English actor and comedian. Readers will be transported back in time to the colorful world of 18th century British theater. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Strolling Players of Empire
Explores the politics of theatrical and social performance in the establishment of eighteenth-century British imperial rule.
The Life and Correspondence of Charles Mathews, the Elder
Reprint of the original, first published in 1860.
Roads to Power
Roads to Power tells the story of how Britain built the first nation connected by infrastructure, how a libertarian revolution destroyed a national economy, and how technology caused strangers to stop speaking. In early eighteenth-century Britain, nothing but dirt track ran between most towns. By 1848 the primitive roads were transformed into a network of highways connecting every village and island in the nation—and also dividing them in unforeseen ways. The highway network led to contests for control over everything from road management to market access. Peripheries like the Highlands demanded that centralized government pay for roads they could not afford, while English counties wanted ...
