From humble beginnings with the threat of the workhouse looming, Emily Soldene rose to become a star of the London stage and a formidable impresario with her own opera company. The darling of theatreland, she later reinvented herself as a journalist and writer who scandalised the country with her outrageous memoir. Weaving through the grit and glamour of Victorian music halls and theatres, taking encounters with the Pre-Raphaelites and Charles Dickens in her stride, Emily became the toast of New York and ventured far off the beaten track to tour Australia and New Zealand. Batten paints a vibrant portrait of an almost forgotten star who trod the boards, travelled the globe and tore up the Victorian rule book.
| ISBN: | 9780749026677 |
| Publication date: | 17th March 2022 |
| Author: | Helen Batten |
| Publisher: | Allison & Busby Limited an imprint of Allison & Busby |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Genres: |
Biography: historical, political and military |