Harlequin Empire

Harlequin Empire
Author: David Worrall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317315499

Under the 1737 Licensing Act, Covent Garden, Dury Lane and regional Theatres Royal held a monopoly on the dramatic canon. This work explores the presentation of foreign cultures and ethnicities on the popular British stage from 1750 to 1840. It argues that this illegitimate stage was the site for a plebeian Enlightenment.

Harlequin Empire

Harlequin Empire
Author: David Worrall
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2015-09-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 1317315480

Under the 1737 Licensing Act, Covent Garden, Dury Lane and regional Theatres Royal held a monopoly on the dramatic canon. This work explores the presentation of foreign cultures and ethnicities on the popular British stage from 1750 to 1840. It argues that this illegitimate stage was the site for a plebeian Enlightenment.

The Merchants of Venus

The Merchants of Venus
Author: Paul Grescoe
Publisher: Raincoast Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997-09
Genre: Publishers and publishing
ISBN: 9781551921129

The History of Harlequin

The History of Harlequin
Author: Cyril W. Beaumont
Publisher:
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2014-04-04
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 9781906830687

In 1922 the dance historian Cyril Beaumont contributed to the Dancing Times an article on the history of Harlequin, which as a result of continuous research since that period grew into the present volume. It covers the history of Harlequin, and of the Commedia dell'Arte, from their beginnings in the 16th century through their heydays in the 17th and 18th century and their gradual decline thereafter. The book includes more than 40 illustrations and the complete text of a Harlequinade from 1806, together with a dance for a Harlequin in Feuillet notation.

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris

A Caribbean Heiress in Paris
Author: Adriana Herrera
Publisher: HQN Books
Total Pages: 386
Release: 2022-05-31
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0369706293

"A romp-filled and refreshingly diverse historical romance."—Buzzfeed Paris, 1889 The Exposition Universelle is underway, drawing merchants from every corner of the globe…including Luz Alana Heith-Benzan, heiress to the Caña Brava rum empire. Luz Alana set sail from Santo Domingo armed with three hundred casks of rum, her two best friends and one simple rule: under no circumstances is she to fall in love. In the City of Lights, she intends to expand the rum business her family built over three generations, but buyers and shippers alike can’t imagine doing business with a woman…never mind a woman of color. This, paired with being denied access to her inheritance unless she marries, leaves the heiress in a very precarious position. Enter James Evanston Sinclair, Earl of Darnick, who has spent a decade looking for purpose outside of his father’s dirty money and dirtier dealings. Ignoring his title, he’s built a whisky brand that’s his biggest—and only—passion. That is, until he’s confronted with a Spanish-speaking force of nature who turns his life upside down. From their first tempestuous meeting, Luz Alana is conflicted. Why is this titled—and infuriatingly charming—Scottish man so determined to help her? For Evan, every day with Luz Alana makes him yearn for more than her ardent kisses or the marriage of convenience that might save them both. But Luz Alana sailed for Paris prepared to build her business and her future; what she wasn’t prepared for was love finding her. "Herrera excels at propelling the romance genre and its form forward, and this book is no exception... Herrera is crafting swoony historical romances that aren't afraid to engage with the realities of the 19th-century while still making a bid for hard-earned happily-ever-afters."—Entertainment Weekly Can't get enough of the Las Leonas? Book 1: A Caribbean Heiress in Paris Book 2: An Island Princess Starts a Scandal Book 3: A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke

The Diminished

The Diminished
Author: Kaitlyn Sage Patterson
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 293
Release: 2018-04-10
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1474074642

In the Alskad Empire, nearly all are born with a twin, two halves to form one whole... yet some face the world alone. The singleborn.

The Works of Thomas De Quincey, Part II vol 9

The Works of Thomas De Quincey, Part II vol 9
Author: Grevel Lindop
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 692
Release: 2024-10-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1040248780

Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) is considered one of the most important English prose writers of the early-19th century. This is the second part of a 21-volume set presenting De Quincey's work, also including previously unpublished material.

Recueil Fossard

Recueil Fossard
Author: Pierre Louis Duchartre
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 385
Release: 1966-01-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0486216799

Illustrated history of the beginnings, growth and influence of the commedia dell? arte. Describes improvisations, staging, marks, scenarios, acting troupes, and origins.