Nell Gwyn by Charles Beauclark

Nell Gwyn by Charles Beauclark

Written by a direct descendant of the union between Nell Gwyn and King Charles II, "Nell Gwyn" tells the story of one of England's great folk heroines. Born during a tumultuous period in England's past, Nell Gwyn was spotted selling oranges in the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Nell's wit and charm brought her to the attention of numerous suitors, including one of the theater's leading actors, Charles Hart. Under his patronage Nell took to the stage where she became one of London's first professional female actresses, and the finest comedienne in London. She then caught the eye of the pleasure-seeking "merry monarch" King Charles II, and their seventeen-year love affair played out against the backdrop of the Great Fire of London, the Great Plague, court scandals, and the constant threat of political revolution. Magnificently re-creating the heady, licentious, yet politically charged atmosphere of Restoration England, "Nell Gwyn" tells the true-life Cinderella story of a common orange girl who became England's first "people's princess."

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ISBN 13	9780871139269
ISBN 10	087113926X
Titre	Nell Gwyn
Auteur	Charles Beauclark
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Type de reliure	Hardback
Éditeur	Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Année de publication	2005-09-08
Nombre de pages	432
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