Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene : Actress, Writer, and Rebel ...

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From humble beginnings with the threat of the workhouse looming, Emily Soldene rose to become a star of the London stage and a formidable impresario with her own opera company. The darling of theatreland, she later reinvented herself as a journalist and writer who scandalised the country with her outrageous memoir.\n Weaving through the grit and glamour of Victorian music halls and theatres, taking encounters with the Pre-Raphaelites and Charles Dickens in her stride, Emily became the toast of New York and ventured far off the beaten track to tour Australia and New Zealand. \nBatten paints a vibrant portrait of an almost forgotten star who trod the boards, travelled the globe and tore up the Victorian rule book.\n Emily Soldene was a courageous actor-manager, creating one of one of the era's\n\nThe Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene\nActress, Writer, and Rebel Victorian\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail;