Charlotte Charke (née Cibber, also Charlotte Secheverell, aka Charles Brown) was an English actress, playwright, novelist, and autobiographer. She began acting at the age of seventeen in breeches roles, and took to wearing male clothing off stage as well, performing and being publicly known as "Charles Brown" from 1741. Her later career and her writings were conducted under her own name, "Mrs. Charlotte Charke", and identified her as the daughter of Colley Cibber. After being unsuccessful in a series of jobs associated with men at the time, such as valet, sausage maker, farmer, and tavern owner, she succeeded in her career as a writer and continued her work as a novelist and memoirist until her death in 1760. (From Wikipedia) More about Charlotte Charke:
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2 additional books about Charlotte Charke in the extended shelves: A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq. (Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1829), by Charlotte Charke (page images at HathiTrust)
A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke (youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq.) containing : I. an account of her birth, education, and mad pranks committed in her youth, II. her coming on the stage, success there, and sundry theatrical anecdotes, III. her marriage in mens cloaths, and being belov'd by a lady of great fortune, who intended to marry her, V. her gentleman to a certain peer, VI. her commencing strolling-player with various and surprizing vicissitudes of fortune, during nine years peregrination, VII. her turning pastry cook, &c in Wales, with several extremely humorous and interesting occurrences (Printed for W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street, A. Dodd, in the Strand, and E. Cook, at the Royal Enchange, 1755), by Charlotte Charke, E. Cook, Anne Dodd, and W. Reeve (page images at HathiTrust)
Books by Charlotte Charke: Additional books by Charlotte Charke in the extended shelves: Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: The lover's treat: or, unnatural hatred: Being a true narrative ... Written by Mrs. Charke, ... (London : printed and sold at Bailey's Printing-Office, [1758?]) (HTML at ECCO TCP) Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: Memoirs ([s.n.], 1830), also by Mary Darby Robinson and Mary Elizabeth Robinson (page images at HathiTrust) Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: The mercer, or fatal extravagance: being a true narrative of the life of Mr. Wm. Dennis. Mercer, in Cheapside, London. ... Written by Mrs. Charke,: (London : Bailey, printer, [1755?]) (HTML at ECCO TCP) Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke (youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq.) containing : I. an account of her birth, education, and mad pranks committed in her youth, II. her coming on the stage, success there, and sundry theatrical anecdotes, III. her marriage in mens cloaths, and being belov'd by a lady of great fortune, who intended to marry her, V. her gentleman to a certain peer, VI. her commencing strolling-player with various and surprizing vicissitudes of fortune, during nine years peregrination, VII. her turning pastry cook, &c in Wales, with several extremely humorous and interesting occurrences (Printed for W. Reeve, in Fleet-Street, A. Dodd, in the Strand, and E. Cook, at the Royal Enchange, 1755), also by E. Cook, Anne Dodd, and W. Reeve (page images at HathiTrust) Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke: (youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq;) ... written by herself. (London : printed for W. Reeve; A. Dodd; E. Cook, 1755) (HTML at ECCO TCP) Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, daughter of Colley Cibber. (Constable, 1929) (page images at HathiTrust) Charke, Charlotte, 1713-1760: A narrative of the life of Mrs. Charlotte Charke, youngest daughter of Colley Cibber, Esq. (Whittaker, Treacher, and Arnot, 1829) (page images at HathiTrust)
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