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.
By:
Katharine Cockin
Imprint: Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 18mm
Weight: 566g
ISBN: 9781851961450
ISBN 10: 1851961453
Series: The Pickering Masters
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 March 2010
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Volume 1 Letters 1865-1888 Volume 2 Letters 1889-1893 Volume 3 Letters 1894-1898 Volume 4 Letters 1899-1904 Volume 5 Letters 1905-1913 Volume 6 Letters 1914-1928 Volume 7 Letters Undated and Supplementary Volume 8 Letters Undated and Supplementary Addressees: Janet Achurch (1863-1916), performer; Acton Bond (1861-1941), author; Bertha Bramley, friend; Austin Brereton, author; Audrey Campbell, friend; Mrs Casella, friend; Olive Chaplin (nee Terry), niece; Pauline Chase (Mrs Drummond), performer; James Henry Chute (1808/l0-1878), actor and theatre manager; Stephen Coleridge (1854-1936), barrister; John Paul Cooper (1869-1933), artist; Edith Craig(1869-1947), theatre director and costumier; Edward Gordon Craig (1872-1966), artist and theatre designer; Augustin Daly (1838-1899), author, director and theatre manager; Rev Charles Dodgson [aka Lewis Carroll] (1832-1898), author; Herbert Duke, friend; Edith Evans (1888-1976), performer; Joe Evans, friend; W E Gladstone (1809-1898), politician; H A Gwynne (1865-1950), journalist; Mary-Anne Hall, friend and artist; John Hare (1844-1921),actor manager; Sir John Martin-Harvey(1863-1944), performer and theatre manager; Lady Jeune, friend; Boyd N Joli, MD; Henry Arthur Jones (1851-1929), dramatist; Lady Elizabeth Lewis (1845-1931), friend; Sir George Lewis (1833-1911), lawyer; Dr Alexander Mackenzie, friend; Mrs Elizabeth Malleson (1828-1916), friend; Mabel Malleson, companion to Edith Craig; Cyril Maude (1862-1951), performer; Mortimer Menpes (1855-1938), artist; Lady Monckton, friend; Major Herbert Neye, Kent neighbour; Elsa Queen Palmer (1850-1894), friend; Bernard Partridge (1861-1945), artist; Arthur Wing Pinero (1855-1934), dramatist; Lady Margaret Pirrie (died 1935), friend; Lady Georgina Poliock (died 1935), friend; Charles Reade (1814-1884), author and dramatist; Rev Compton Reade, friend; Ada Rehan (nee Crehan) (1869-1916), performer; (Walford) Graham Robertson (1866-1948), artist; Elizabeth Robins (1862-1952), performer and author; Elizabeth Rumball (nee Bocking), companion; Clement Scott (1841-1904), drama critic; Sir Albert Seymour, friend; George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950), author; Christopher St John (1871-1960), author; Bram Stoker (1847-1912), author; Florence Stoker (nee Balcombe) (1859-1935), friend; Tom Taylor (1817-1880), dramatist; William Terriss (1847-1897), performer; George Terry, brother; Kate Terry (1844-1924), sister; Marion Terry (1853-1930), sister; G F Watts (1817-1904), artist and Terry's first husband; Ben Webster (1864-1947), performer; Dame May Whitty (Webster) (1865-1948), performer; Ernest George Harcourt Williams (1880-1957), performer and producer; William Winter (1836-1917), drama critic
Reviews for The Collected Letters of Ellen Terry, Volume 1
'The presence of Ellen Terry is palpable in these extraordinarily expressive documents' Times Literary Supplement 'an invaluable contribution to the study of Terry and her theatrical, artistic and social world.' Theatre Notebook 'A compelling read; this meticulously presented volume offers unusually direct access to a fascinating historical figure.' Literature & History 'a project that should be applauded ... Unquestionably, the project of collecting Terry's letters, transcribing them painstakingly and making them available, is well worth the pains' New Books Online 19 'Katharine Cockin has produced the most complete collection of letters from the actress's life to date ... The Collected Letters of Ellen Terry provide a significant foundation for scholars to understand this fascinating woman and a fascinating time in English theatre and history.' The Latchkey
