Faithful memoirs of the life, amours and performances, of that justly celebrated, and most eminent actress of her time, Mrs. Anne Oldfield  Interspersed with several other dramatical memoirs. By William Egerton, Esq;.

Memoirs of Mrs. Anne Oldfield

Authentic memoirs of the life and reign of Catherine II.  Empress of all the Russias. Collected from authentic MS's. translations, ... Embellished with an elegant frontispiece.

Authentick memoirs of the wicked life and transactions of Elizabeth Jeffryes , spinster. Who was executed on Saturday, March 28, 1752, on Epping-Forest, near Walthamstow; for being concerned in the murder of her late uncle, Mr. Joseph Jeffryes: with the particulars of her behaviour, during the Time of her Confinement, before her Tryal; her Confession after her Conviction to the two Reverend Divines, Mr. Tindall and Mr. Griffiths; and of every Circumstance that occurred from the Time of her being acquainted that the Dead Warrant was come down, to the Time of her Execution. Also a full accoun of the life, behaviour, and confession, of John Swan, who was executed with her, for committing the said murder.

Authentick memoirs of the unfortunate Vanella , a Roman lady, from her birth to her sickness. Which was occasion'd by jealousy, and the racking thoughts, that her lover Alexis, a Greecian [sic] prince, was on the point of being marry'd to a princess of Greece. ... To which is added, an epistle from Vanella at the Bath to her late admirer Alexis, ..

Theatrical correspondence in death. An epistle from Mrs. Oldfield, in the shades, to Mrs. Br--ceg---dle, upon earth: Containing, a dialogue between the most eminent players in the shades, upon the late stage desertion

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Theatrical correspondence in death. An epistle from Mrs. Oldfield, in the shades, to Mrs. Br--ceg---dle, upon earth: Containing, a dialogue between the most eminent players in the shades, upon the late stage desertion