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Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving

By: Bram Stoker
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Known as an actor-manager, Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) took complete responsibility for season after season at London’s Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theater. Beginning in 1878, author Bram Stoker worked for Irving as a business manager at the Lyceum for much of Irving’s career. Stoker revered Irving, and when he began writing Dracula, Irving was the chief inspiration for the title character.

In this fascinating journey, Stoker describes wonderful visits in the company of Irving with the likes of Alfred Lord Tennyson, Walt Whitman, and other worthy notables. Stoker’s description of how Irving changed the way actors and acting companies rehearsed and presented plays is fascinating.

Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving is an extraordinary look at an artist’s life during the latter half of the 19th century and the trials and tribulations of working in the theater during that period. Bram Stoker loved the theater, and he loved Henry Irving - and that friendship is written all over this book.

Public Domain (P)2020 Simon Vance Drama & Plays Historical Theatre Celebrity

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Thank you so much for creating an audiobook of these diaries. Due to work and commitments I would have struggled to find time to sit and read this as a book despite my best efforts. Beautifully read and just incredible to listen to the first person words and experiences of one legend discussing another legend with such honesty and grounded intelligence. The content gives an insight hard to find even in the most meticulous museums and research papers. The humility and kindness of the author is insightful and inspiring. The many anecdotes are hilarious, thrilling and heartbreaking in turns, communicated with a rich visual imagery. Highly recommended. I just wonder if Bram Stoker would have sounded a little more Irish because I read that he kept a tinge more of his accent than Oscar Wilde had when they moved to London at a similar time.However this might not be accurate and the actual reading is beautifully and respectfully done.

Absolute joy

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Perfectly done - now need to read everything else written by and about Henry Irving then the Terry.s then on to Gielgud

Beautiful performance of an elegant biography of the worlds greatest performers

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