A strange eventful history : the dramatic lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their remarkable families
Holroyd, Michael2008
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Ellen Terry was a natural actress who filled the theatre with a magical radiance. The child-bride of G.F. Watts, she eloped with a friend of Oscar Wilde at 21 and gave birth to two illegitimate children. But her greatest partnership was on-stage, with legendary actor-manager and tragedian Henry Irving.
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Imprint:
London : Chatto & Windus, 2008.
Collation:
xviii, 620 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 585-590) and index.
ISBN:
9780701179878 (hbk)
Dewey class:
792.028
Language:
English
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BRN:
25232