An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber

An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber is a memoir by the British playwright, actor-manager and current Poet Laureate published in 1740.^[1] Popular with the public, it was both an autobiography of Cibber's career and a more general history of the Restoration theatre.^[2]

An Apology for the Life of Colley Cibber

Portrait of Cibber at the front of the book.
Author	Colley Cibber
Language	English
Genre	Autobiography
Publication date	1740
Publication place	Great Britain
Media type	Print