Contemporary Visual Culture
Nobody. A Comedy in Two Acts
Nobody.
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Two Acts.
Introduction
Mary Robinson (1757?-1800),
About this Edition
About this Edition
This electronic edition of Mary Robinson’s Nobody (Drury Lane, 1794) is the first to present a widely available and searchable transcript of the play along with a comprehensive introduction, extensive notes by the editor, and contexts of the drama. The open-access format and the accompanying contextual materials make this edition ideal for teaching and research.
James Boaden’s Assessment of Dorothy Jordan’s Performance as Nelly Primrose in Nobody (1831)
from
Boaden, James. The Life of Mrs. Jordan. Vol. 1. London: E. Bull, 1831.
Mary Robinson’s Views on Gambling from "Present State of the Manners, Society, &c. &c. of the Metropolis of England" (1800)
from
Robinson, Mary. “Present State of the Manners, Society, &c. &c. of the Metropolis of England” . Monthly Magazine; or British Register. Vol. 10 (September 1800): 138-140.
The Link between Fashion and Gambling from Mary Robinson’s Modern Manners, a Poem. In Two Cantos (1793) and "The Gamester" (1800)
from Robinson, Mary. Modern Manners, A Poem. In Two Cantos (London: James Evans, 1793).
. . .O, Fashion! delegate of taste and wit,Oft do I see thee triumph in the pit;
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The Link between Fashion and Gambling from Mary Robinson’s
Modern Manners, a Poem. In Two Cantos (1793)
Mary Robinson’s Poem “The Gamester” (1800)
from Robinson, Mary. Modern Manners, A Poem. In Two Cantos (London: James Evans, 1793).
. . .
O, Fashion! delegate of taste and wit,
Oft do I see thee triumph in the pit;