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Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and his World Richards, Jeffrey (Lancaster University, UK) Annotated edition
Sir Henry Irving: A Victorian Actor and his World
Richards, Jeffrey (Lancaster University, UK)
Sir Henry Irving was the greatest actor of the Victorian age and was thought of by Gladstone as his greatest contemporary. He transformed the theatre, in Britain and America, from a disreputable and marginal entertainment into a respected and uplifting art form. This work gives an account of Irving and his impact on the Victorian theatre and life.
508 pages, 25 illustrations (b & w)
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 20, 2007 |
| Original release date | 2006 |
| ISBN13 | 9781852855918 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 508 |
| Dimensions | 230 × 155 × 40 mm · 807 g |
| Language | English |