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Peg Woffington

First edition title page
Author	Charles Reade
Language	English
Genre	Historical
Publication date	1853
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Peg Woffington is an 1853 novel by the British author Charles Reade. It was inspired by the popular stage play Masks and Faces which he had co-written with Tom Taylor the previous year. Reade portrayed the London success of the Irish actress Peg Woffington (1720-1760) and featured other prominent figures of the days such as David Garrick.

References

1. Sutherland p.530

Bibliography

• Sutherland, John. The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. Routledge, 2014.

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