Mrs Jordan's Profession
The Story of a Great Actress and a Future King
(Autor) Claire Tomalin"Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her. The story of how Dora moved between the worlds of the eighteenth-century theatre and happy domesticity, of her fights for her family and her career makes a classic story of royal perfidy and female courage."--Publisher description.
Claire Tomalin
Claire Tomalin is a renowned British biographer known for her meticulous research and compelling storytelling. Her most famous work, "The Life and Death of Mary Wollstonecraft," brought new insight into the life of the feminist pioneer. Tomalin's contributions to literature lie in her ability to breathe life into historical figures.
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