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Edmund Kean

Name: Jane Austen: The Complete Surviving Works
Author: Jane Austen

Kean

The sensational tragic actor whose Shylock Austen saw and admired in London in 1814, pronouncing him faultless in the role.

Mentioned in 1 work (2 mentions)

To Cassandra, London, 5 March 1814 letter · 2 mentions