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Uncover the fascinating life of one of Britain's most successful yet forgotten female playwrights
When a 2006 BBC Women's Hour broadcast discussed Susanna Centlivre's 1714 play The Wonder: A Woman Keeps a Secret,
few listeners had ever heard her name. Yet this remarkable woman wrote
seventeen plays and was one of the most popular dramatists of her era.
Author J Macfie spent years researching Centlivre after discovering a
seventeenth century portrait purporting to be of her, painted by D.
Firmin. This striking portrait, featured on the book's cover, became the
catalyst for a deeper investigation into a life shrouded in mystery and
contradictory accounts.
A Life Obscured by Time and Myth
Susanna Centlivre deliberately obscured details of her early life,
leading to conflicting biographical accounts even amongst those who knew
her. Different sources give varying information about where and when
she was born, creating a biographical puzzle that has persisted for
centuries.
As Dr Johnson observed: 'Nothing but experience could evince the
frequency of false information, or enable any man to conceive that so
many groundless reports should be propagated. A few men are sufficient
to broach falsehoods, which are afterwards innocently diffused by
successive relaters.'
A Portrait of Susanna Centlivre cuts through the myths and
misconceptions to reveal the woman behind the plays: a pioneering female
voice in eighteenth century theatre whose work deserves to be
remembered and celebrated.
Perfect for readers interested in:
Women's history and forgotten female voices
British theatre history
Biographical research and historical investigation
Eighteenth century cultural life
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