A "Petticoat Playwright" Wannabe

In the late 1980's, just about the time I had finished researching and writing my first historical novel, Island of the Swans, I stumbled across a reference to a minor character I'd included in the book , the sister of the heroine, Jane Maxwell, 4th Duchess of Gordon (1749-1812).  I discovered that the duchess's younger sibling, Eglantine, Lady Wallace, not only enjoyed playing the harp for guests in her home, as you see here, but also penned three plays.
One, The... Read More...