Mrs Jordan’s Profession

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Mrs Jordan’s Profession is a biographical study by Claire Tomalin about the life and career of the celebrated 18th-century British actress and royal mistress Dora Jordan.

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instanceOf biographical study
book
about 18th-century British theatre
Dora Jordan’s acting career
Dora Jordan’s relationship with the Duke of Clarence
royal mistresses in British history
social status of actresses in 18th-century Britain
author Claire Tomalin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
depictsTimePeriod 18th century
early 19th century
describes Dora Jordan’s early life
Dora Jordan’s later years and decline
Dora Jordan’s rise to fame
explores the economics of acting in the 18th century
the intersection of theatre and monarchy
the moral attitudes toward actresses
focusesOn gender and class in Georgian England
public and private life of performers
genre biography
hasBiographer Claire Tomalin NERFINISHED
hasBiographicalSubject Dora Jordan NERFINISHED
hasSubject British royal family NERFINISHED
Dora Jordan’s family life
Dora Jordan’s financial difficulties
Dora Jordan’s stage roles
historicalContext Georgian era NERFINISHED
language English
literaryForm non-fiction
literarySubject British actresses
royal relationships
women in the performing arts
mainSubject Dora Jordan NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
portrays Dora Jordan as a comic actress
Dora Jordan as a mother
Dora Jordan as companion of the future William IV NERFINISHED
setIn Great Britain NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
subjectOccupation actress
royal mistress
typeOfWork historical biography
workSubject Dora Jordan’s relationship with William, Duke of Clarence
celebrity in Georgian Britain
theatre culture in London

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