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Appearance Is Against Them

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Description: Manuscript copy shows the play was once entitled 'The Shawl'. The opening scene includes a discussion of society tastes and fashion for beauty and virtue in a woman.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1785 October 22
Call number: mssLA 708
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