Ellen Terry and Her Sisters


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This book describes the story of sisters who took the stage by surprise and impacted lots of people with their love for the craft. Ellen Terry showcased great love for acting throughout her life and became one of the most celebrated actresses of her time. This book is centered on passion and interest.







The Sketch


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Sketch


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Ellen Terry, Player in Her Time


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Nina Auerbach brilliantly reveals the Ellen Terry whose roles, on stage and off, embodied everything that a rapidly changing world exhorted women to be.




The Collected Letters of Ellen Terry, Volume 4


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Ellen Terry's correspondence was both exuberant and extensive. Her remaining letters provide a fascinating insight into the dynamics of the Victorian theatre, and the difficulties of life for a woman maintaining a successful public persona whilst raising two illegitimate children.







Freezing a Mother-in-Law; or, Suspended Animation: A farce in one act


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"Freezing a Mother-in-Law" is a 19th-century comedy about a man named Walter Litherland trying to save his mother-in-law, Mrs. Watmuff, from a dangerous experiment. A relative has discovered a fluid that, if injected into the ear, can freeze or suspend the subject's animation, and it is to be tested on Mrs. Watmuff. When Walter learns about this plot and that even his father-in-law is an accomplice, he does everything to save his mother-in-law from the danger.




A Strange Eventful History


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One of the greatest literary biographers turns his keen observation and humane insight on an ensemble cast, a remarkable dynasty that presided over the golden age of theater: Ellen Terry, George Bernard Shaw, and Henry Irving.




Lives of Shakespearian Actors, Part V, Volume 3


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Extracts from diaries, memoirs, private letters, obituaries and other rare ephemera are drawn together to build a contemporary account of the acting achievements and personal lives of three inspiring figures from the late nineteenth-century theatre; Herbert Beerbohm Tree, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry.