Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. 1 THOMAS HOLCROFT AND THE TREASON TRIALS 12
8. 2 THE ROAD TO RUIN AND ITS AFTERLIVES 35
9. 3 RADICALISM, AUTHORSHIP, AND SINCERITY IN HOLCROFT’S LATER PLAYS 58
10. 4 HOLCROFT’S DIARY AND OTHER LIFE WRITING 88
11. 5 HOLCROFT’S MELODRAMA 121
12. 6 FINAL YEARS AND OTHER AFTERLIVES 147
13. NOTES 173
14. BIBLIOGRAPHY 207
15. INDEX 221