Lillie Langtry Laura Beatty

Name: Lillie Langtry By Laura Beatty
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Lillie Langtry by Laura Beatty

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Summary

Lillie Langtry, mistress of Edward VII, was surrounded by scandal, luxury and gossip; but this biography goes beyond these outward trappings to lift the masks that Oscar Wilde, her friend and mentor, taught her to wear. It is not so much a life as a series of lives, as Lillie reinvented herself.

Lillie Langtry Summary

Lillie Langtry by Laura Beatty

"A gripping account of her rakish progress from a penniless, beautiful nobody to a professional beauty bankrupted by her unpaid role as the Prince of Wales' mistress...Laura Beatty's book is as robustly improving as it is engrossing." - "Daily Telegraph"

Lillie Langtry Reviews

"The most original and penetrating book on Mrs. Langtry that has been written... fresh and revealing." - "Literary Review""Beatty writes with wit and gusto--The tone of her book - racy, sharp-witted and elegantly aphoristic - is nicely appropriate to its subject matter." - "Sunday Times"

About Laura Beatty

Laura Beatty worked in the art world in London and New York. This is her first book.

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Sku

GOR001170460

ISBN 13

9780099287858

ISBN 10

0099287854

Title

Lillie Langtry by Laura Beatty

Author

Laura Beatty

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Hardback

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Year published

2000-04-06

Number of pages

352

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us