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by: Tony DiMarco
Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9781886571006
ISBN: 1886571007
Label: Arrowhead Classics Limited
Manufacturer: Arrowhead Classics Limited
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: 1986
Publisher: Arrowhead Classics Limited
Sales Rank: 1625491
Studio: Arrowhead Classics Limited
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Product Description:
She was acknowledged as the most beautiful woman in the world but she wanted more than accolades from artists and photographers. She soon became the mistress of Edward Albert, prince of Wales adn future king of England, then turned her talents to acting, her ultimate triumph. At first people came to see her out of curiosity, but she quickly won them over with her beauty, charm and personality if not her acting talent. During her more than 30 years of performing in the United States, Lillie Langtry came into contact with numerous men and women who are now legends. Author Donna Lee Harper novelizes Lillie's meetings with these fascinating people in a most unique way in one of the year's most entertaining books.
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Rating:  - Great Surprise
I was greatly surprised at the approach Ms. Harper took with this book. Lillie has been written about for a very long time and her own biography has been of great enjoyment. The lady traveled extensively which gives credence to the stories in this book, put together in a novel form by Ms. Harper. Lillie did in fact meet the likes of Bat Masterson, the Moon sisters et al. Harper has taken archival files and pieced together the lady's life well. Her attempt at purchasing a huge piece of property ... Read More
Rating:  - Not Really a book about Lillie
This is not really a 'diary' of lillie Langtry. Lillie's life (and her real-life acting tours across the USA) is used as a literary conceit to put together a series of biographies of contempoaray 'famous' american women.
A lot of these women had quite significant achievements in their lifetime, but I had never heard of them before.
While I found their lives interesting I was dissapointed to see how little the author developed Lillie's Life story. Beware of the 'other rememberances' ... Read More
Rating: - The Diary Of Lillie Langtry and other Remembrances
Reads like an exciting anthology of short stories. Ms. Langtry shines as a real heroine of her time. And all the traveling she did on horseback, carriage and boat must have consumed her spare time. Very much worth the read.
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