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Published: 1838

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Correspondents include William Charles Macready, Mrs. Macready, Thomas Carlyle and unidentified recipients. Most of the letters discuss Mr. Macready's performances and work in various Shakespeare plays including Merchant of Venice, Macbeth, Hamlet, the Tempest, Othello and Richard III. Several mention Macready in William Tell. Many letters mention a Mrs. Reid, possibly referring to Elizabeth Jesser Reid. (26) The letter to Carlyle is about Covent Garden Theatre.