The Invisible Woman: Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens |
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Claire Tomalin
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Pages: 336 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 0670827878
Pub: Viking
Pub date: 1990-11-01
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 635780
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The secret life of Dickens (45/47 people found this helpful)
Claire Tomalin's biographies often reveal (or rescue) the life of a woman who lived on the margins of society. Her ability to rediscover these lives is amazing. Ellen Ternan is one such woman. She was a member of a family of actors in Victorian England, who had a long, secret relationship with the most popular novellist of the day, Charles Dickens. Tomalin describes the world of the theatre (which was not considered respectable), the limited choices for Ellen and her sisters, and the impossible position Ellen was in as Dickens' mistress. Ellen was invisible to respectable society, and to posterity, because Dickens couldn't marry her. Dickens' dreadful behaviour to his wife, Catherine, is also detailed here This is a fascinating story for anyone interested in Victorian society and the ambiguous position of women living on the margins.
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