{"product_id":"the-life-of-mrs-jordan-including-original-private-correspondence-and-numerous-anecdotes-of-her-contemporaries-paperback-9781108054584","title":"The Life of Mrs Jordan; Including Original Private Correspondence, and Numerous Anecdotes of her Contemporaries (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108054584","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of Mrs Jordan\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIncluding Original Private Correspondence, and Numerous Anecdotes of her Contemporaries\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA playwright-turned-biographer's 1831 account of the extraordinary life of Dorothy Jordan, celebrated actress and mistress of William, Duke of Clarence.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Boaden (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108054584, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 August 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e394 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.2 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe actress Dorothy Jordan (1761–1816), contemporary of Sarah Siddons, was born in London, one of nine children. Her reputation as the greatest comic actress of her time was secured upon joining Sheridan's company at Drury Lane in 1785. Remembered particularly for cross-dressing roles such as Rosalind in As You Like It and Viola in Twelfth Night, she brought great charm and spontaneity to her interpretations. Her life off-stage was equally colourful, and she was for over twenty years the lover of William, Duke of Clarence, with whom she had ten children. This two-volume biography, first published in 1831, was written by her friend James Boaden (1762–1839), a playwright who later turned to theatrical biography. In it, he relates the extraordinary and poignant story of her life from acclaim to obscurity. Volume 1 covers events up to 1798, including her establishment at Drury Lane and her liaison with Clarence.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. What is to be expected in these memoirs\u003cbr\u003e 2. Miss Francis arrives at Leeds in July 1782\u003cbr\u003e 3. The year 1783\u003cbr\u003e 4. The ascendancy of Mrs Siddons\u003cbr\u003e 5. In the recess thinks of her old friends in Yorkshire\u003cbr\u003e 6. King's management\u003cbr\u003e 7. Kemble's management from October 1788\u003cbr\u003e 8. The summer of 1789\u003cbr\u003e 9. Dr Woolcot does justice to Mrs Jordan\u003cbr\u003e 10. History of Drury Lane theatres\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Grand National Theatre\u003cbr\u003e 12. The death of Parsons\u003cbr\u003e 13. Mr. Coleman and the re-opening of his Iron Chest\u003cbr\u003e 14. Death of Charles Macklin.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913172541720,"sku":"9781108054584","price":33.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108054584i_438de287-bfa7-4b34-931d-6e107a98dde8.jpg?v=1696747211","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-mrs-jordan-including-original-private-correspondence-and-numerous-anecdotes-of-her-contemporaries-paperback-9781108054584","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}