British Drama of the Industrial Revolution
- ISBN-10
- 110711165X
- ISBN-13
- 9781107111653
- Category
- Drama
- Pages
- 319
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-07-28
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Frederick Burwick
Description
Frederick Burwick reveals how the most volatile developments in British drama from the 1790s to 1830s took place in the industrial provinces.
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