 |  | | | Ellen Terry | 9 Sept 2008 | | |
 The remarkable life of the queen of the Victorian stage
Ellen Terry was the leading actress of the late Victorian era, renowned for her extraordinary stage presence and ethereal beauty. She was also said to be the highest paid woman in Britain, and our first ‘celebrity’. Her private life was complicated and often scandalous. She had three disastrous marriages, two illegitimate children, and numerous love affairs. In an epic new work, the celebrated biographer Michael Holroyd explores her life on and off the stage, and her relationship with the great Victorian actor and director Henry Irving.
A Strange Eventful History: The Dramatic Lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving and their Remarkable Families, by Michael Holroyd, is published by Chatto & Windus, ISBN: 978-070-117-9878 | |
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