Claire Tomalin Books
Katherine Mansfield: a secret life
A portrait of nineteenth-century actress Ellen Ternan, the woman who was the mistress of Charles Dickens, describing her secret relationship with the author.
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Mrs. Jordan's profession
On the London stage in the late eighteenth century, Dora Jordan was a star, probably the greatest comic actress the British theatre has ever known. Seductive and vivacious, as delightful off-stage...
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