A strange eventful history
the dramatic lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their remarkable families
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Word Count
155,000 words, Guess
Page Count
620 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivestrangeeventfulh0000holr_x1x0
- ISBN-100701179872
- ISBN-139780701179878
- OCLC Control Number230989873
- Better World Books9780701179878
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- Open LibraryOL32144696M
Classifications
- DDC792.028092241
- LCCPN2597 .H66 2008
- LCCPN2597
Description
"Henry Irving and Ellen Terry were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. In his first major biography for fifteen years, Michael Holroyd explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and lines of inheritance came to influence the modern world." "An epic story spanning a century of European cultural change, A Strange Eventful History finds space for the intimate moments of daily existence as well as the bewitching fantasies played out by its subjects. Michael Holroyd has created an unforgettable drama and a vivid world that will engage and enchant his readers."--Jacket.
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