A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and Their Remarkable Families
by Holroyd, Michael
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- ISBN 10
- 0374270805
- ISBN 13
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About This Item
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009. Book. As New. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First American Edition/First Printing, 2009. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 620 pages, with color photographs. The author evokes the mysterious world of the Victorian and Edwardian theater, the hiss of the gas footlights, the coloured lights and smoke, with all the attention to detail of the star-struck fan seated in the front stalls. Captivating. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. .
Synopsis
Michael Holroyd has written biographies of Augustus John, Bernard Shaw and Lytton Strachey as well as two volumes of memoirs; Basil Street Blues and Mosaic . He is the current president of the Royal Society of Literature. From the Hardcover edition.
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- Marvin Minkler Modern First Editions (US)
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- 4608
- Title
- A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and Their Remarkable Families
- Author
- Holroyd, Michael
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- As New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374270805
- ISBN 13
- 9780374270803
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2009
- Keywords
- ACTORS, Great Britain
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