Publication

1994 - Viking, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

103,250 words, Guess

Page Count

413 pages

Identifiers

and 1 more
  • LibraryThing235705

Classifications

  • DDC941.075
  • LCCPN2598.J6 T66 1994g

Description

Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan played a quite different role off-stage as lover to the future king, William IV, third son of George III. In fact, Dora bore no less than ten children and the couple lived happily in a villa on the Thames until William bowed to pressure and abandoned her.Making full use of Dora's letters to William, Claire Tomalin vividly re-creates the royal, political and theatrical worlds of late eighteenth-century England. The story of how Dora moved between stage and home, of how she battled for her family and her career makes a classic tale of royal perfidy and womanly courage.'Intelligent, finely made and wonderfully readable. As gripping as the best fiction.' Jan Dalley, Independent on Sunday.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography.

Other Editions

  • Mrs Jordan's profession: the story of a great actress and a future KingViking1994-01-01

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