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Not Mere Beauties: Women on the Restoration Stage. / McGirr, Elaine.

Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage. Adam Matthew, 2016.

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Not Mere Beauties: Women on the Restoration Stage. / McGirr, Elaine.

Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage. Adam Matthew, 2016.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary

Harvard

McGirr, E 2016, Not Mere Beauties: Women on the Restoration Stage. in Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage. Adam Matthew.

APA

McGirr, E. (2016). Not Mere Beauties: Women on the Restoration Stage. In Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage Adam Matthew.

Vancouver

McGirr E. Not Mere Beauties: Women on the Restoration Stage. In Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage. Adam Matthew. 2016

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McGirr, Elaine. / Not Mere Beauties: Women on the Restoration Stage. Eighteenth Century Drama: Censorship, Society and the Stage. Adam Matthew, 2016.

BibTeX

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