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This book examines the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. In this fascinating account, Stephens offers a perspective on the playwright's growing professional status, and uncovers information on earnings, relationships with actors, managers and publishers, and the struggle for copyright reform. Among the authors discussed are Planche, Fitzball, Boucicault, Pinero, Grundy, Gilbert, Jones and Shaw.John Russell Stephens is the author of 'The Profession of the Playwright: British Theatre, 1800-1900', published 1992 under ISBN 9780521259132 and ISBN 0521259134.
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