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A famous English actress; made her début in London, and soon won a foremost place amongst English actresses by her powerful and refined representations of Shakespeare's heroines under the management of Macready; she retired from the stage in 1851 after her marriage with Theodore Martin ( q. v .); in 1885 she published a volume of studies "On Some of Shakespeare's Female Characters" (1820-1899).