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A Strange Eventful History

A Strange Eventful History

The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their Remarkable Families

by Michael Holroyd
Paperback
Publication Date: 15/09/2009

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'All theatre enthusiasts are indebted to Henry Irving and Ellen Terry- and now also to Michael Holroyd for bringing their families back to dazzling life' - Sir Ian McKellen

Henry Irving - a merchant's clerk who became the saviour of British theatre - and Ellen Terry, who made her first theatre appearance as soon as she could walk, were the king and queen of the Victorian stage. Creatively interdependent, they founded a power-house of arts at the Lyceum Theatre, with Bram Stoker as business manager, where they recast Shakespeare's plays on an epic scale and took the company on lucrative and exhilarating international tours.

In his masterly new biography, award-winning writer Michael Holroyd explores their public and private lives, showing how their artistic legacy and their brilliant but troubled children came to influence the modern world.
ISBN:
9780099497189
9780099497189
Category:
Biography: arts & entertainment
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
15-09-2009
Language:
English
Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
672
Dimensions (mm):
216x135x48mm
Weight:
0.73kg
Michael Holroyd

Michael Holroyd is one of our leading biographers.

He has written the Lives of Lytton Strachey, Bernard Shaw and Augustus John, as well as a group biography of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their families.

He was awarded a knighthood in 2007 for services to literature. He lives in London.

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