Shadowplay [electronic resource]
Joseph O'Connor2019
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Discover the thrilling life of Bram Stoker, the man who created Dracula
1878: The Lyceum Theatre, London. Three extraordinary people begin their life
together, a life that will be full of drama, transformation, passionate and
painful devotion to art and to one another. Henry Irving, the Chief, is the
volcanic leading man and impresario; Ellen Terry is the most lauded and desired
actress of her generation, outspoken and generous of heart; and ever following
along behind them in the shadows is the unremarkable theatre manager, Bram
Stoker.
Fresh from life in Dublin as a clerk, Bram may seem the least colourful of the
trio but he is wrestling with dark demons in a new city, in a new marriage, and
with his own literary aspirations. As he walks the London streets at night,
streets haunted by the Ripper and the gossip which swirls around his friend
Oscar Wilde, he finds new inspiration. But the Chief is determined that nothing
will get in the way of his manager's devotion to...
Main title:
Shadowplay [electronic resource] / Joseph O'Connor
Author:
Joseph O'Connor, Author
Imprint:
United Kingdom : Vintage Digital, 2019
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (320 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781473560017
Language:
English
BRN:
438695
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