Elizabeth Inchbald
Elizabeth Simpson (born October 15, 1753 in Standingfield, Suffolk , † August 1, 1821 Kensington House , London ) was an English actress , writer and playwright .
Life
The daughter of a farmer tried to become an actress, despite a speech impediment. At the age of 19 she went to London , where she married the actor Joseph Inchbald and appeared with him in a variety of plays. Despite her natural beauty and acting talent, her poor pronunciation brought her only moderate success. Her literary success under the name Mistress Inchbald led her to give up acting in 1789.
She wrote and translated a total of 19 plays, some of which were extremely successful. She also gave a collection of British plays (25 volumes, 1806-1809), a collection of Farces (7 volumes, 1809) and The Modern Theater (10 volumes, 1809) with biographical and critical notes . Her novels A Simple Story (1791) and Nature and Art (1796) were republished several times in the 19th century and enjoyed widespread popularity.
She destroyed an autobiography for which she had been offered £ 1,000; In 1833, however, memoirs appeared based on her diary.
This article is based on an excerpt and edited translation from the Encyclopedia Britannica published as public domain from 1911 (see web links).
literature
- Inchbald, Mrs. Elizabeth . In: Encyclopædia Britannica . 11th edition. tape 14 : Husband - Italic . London 1911, p. 353 (English, full text [ Wikisource ]).
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Inchbald, Elizabeth |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Simpson, Elizabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1753 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Standingfield , Suffolk |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 1, 1821 |
| Place of death | Kensington House , London |