Memoirs of Mrs. Siddons : interspersed with anecdotes of authors and actors : in two volumes,

Sarah Siddons (1755-1831), actress, wrote her brief memoir in the last year of her life, aged 75. Siddons grew up in a family with theatrical associations: Roger Kemble, her father, was a theatrical manager, and her brother, John Philip Kemble, an actor. Written in a style of 'good humour, educ...

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