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"Title mentioned in Plays International, June 2007. ""As Jeffrey Richards makes clear in this detailed and involving account, Irving lived a distinguished life in extraordinary times...this is an entertaining and thoughtful biography...(which) shows the man to be much more than his roles on stage."" -- Michael Caines * Church Times * '[Provides] most readers with their own favorite passage' -- John Stokes * Times Literary Supplement *"

'[Provides] most readers with their own favorite passage' John Stokes, Times Literary Supplement, May 2006

Title mentioned in Plays International, June 2007. As Jeffrey Richards makes clear in this detailed and involving account, Irving lived a distinguished life in extraordinary times...this is an entertaining and thoughtful biography...(which) shows the man to be much more than his roles on stage. -- Michael Caines * Church Times * '[Provides] most readers with their own favorite passage' -- John Stokes * Times Literary Supplement *

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Jeffrey Richards is Professor of Cultural History at the University of Lancaster and a leading authority on Victorian popular culture, the Victorian theatre and twentieth century cinema. His study of Henry Irving (Hambledon 2005) was shortlisted for the Theatre History Book Prize. He is a regular reviewer and broadcaster.

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