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Inchbald, Elizabeth (1753 - 1821)

Last edited by Floor_Toebes on April 18, 2025, 10:14 a.m.
Short name Inchbald, Elizabeth
VIAF http://viaf.org/viaf/59084053/
First name Elizabeth
Birth name Simpson
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Alternative name Elizabeth Simpson
Date of birth 1753
Date of death 1821
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Sex Female
Place of birth Suffolk
Place of death London
Lived in England
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Thomas Lawrence, portrait of Elizabeth Inchbald, 1796.
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Inchbald, Elizabeth was ...
related to Jane Porter
related to Porter, Anna Maria
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The Mogul tale; or the descent of the balloon (1784) 0 0
I'll tell you what. A comedy in five acts (1786) 1 0
The Midnight Hour; or, War of wits. A farce, in Two acts. Translated from the French (1787) 0 0
The child of nature. A dramatic piece in four acts (1788) 0 0
The married man (1789) 0 0
A simple story (1791) 17 1
Next door neighbors; a comedy; in three acts. From the French dramas L'Indigent & Le Dissipateur (1791) 0 0
The Wedding Day, a comedy (1794) 3 0
Nature and art (1796) 14 1
Wives as they were and maids as they are (1797) 1 0
Lover's vows (1798) 1 0
The Wise Man Of The East. A Play, In Five Acts, Performed At The Theatre Royal, Covent Garden. From The German Of Kotzebue (1799) 1 0
To marry or not to marry (1805) 0 0
Oroonoko, a tragedy (1824) 0 0
Oroonoko : a tragedy, in five acts / by Thomas Southern ; as performed at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden ; printed under the authority of the managers from the prompt book ; with remarks by Mrs. Inchbald. 0 0
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Circulations of Inchbald, Elizabeth, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
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*Presence in Cleve Catalogue 1792 lists person

Receptions of Inchbald, Elizabeth, the person

For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.

Title Author Date Type
Thomas Lawrence, portrait of Elizabeth Inchbald, 1796. 1796 is portrait of
On the Female Literature of the Present Age [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1820 comments on person
*Art. on young British authors Drost, Aernout 1834 -
art. in de Muzen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1835 -
Engelske Forfatterinder (English Authoresses) [author male, various] [CREATE SEPARATE RECORDS] 1858 comments on person
Engelske Forfatterinder. Mrs. Inchbald English authoresses. Mrs. Inchbald Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1861 is biography of
*Comment in private letter Droste-Hülshoff, Annette von None comments on person

MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: She herself acted in her own plays.
- Vaessens, Geschiedenis van de moderne Nederlandse literatuur, 2013, p.130

Cf.
- Ty, Eleanor, Unsex'd Revolutionaries, Toronto,1993 (rev art in ECF 12 (1999) 111). svd.

Born in Stanningfield, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (15-10-1753), died in Kensington (01-08-1821).
Actress until 1785.

Friend of (radical) William Godwin and Thomas Holcroft.

MENTIONED IN: - Offen, European feminisms, 2000, p.73: novels containing “fem.”message