The Basset Table, Paperback/Susanna Centlivre

A play that follows the fortunes of Lady Reveller, who runs a table where her friends play the card game basset, and her struggle to avoid marrying Lord Worthy. It challenges contemporary stereotypes of the learned lady and offers a picture of a female scientist at work. Publisher: Broadview Press Ltd Author(s): Susanna Centlivre Number of pages: 174 Publication date: 2009 Dimensions: 216 x 142 x 9 Cover type: Paperback / softback Editor(s): Jane Milling