The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles

The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens and Nelly Ternan met in 1857; she was 18, a hard-working actress performing in his production of The Frozen Deep, and he was 45, the most lionized writer in England. Out of their meeting came a love affair that lasted thirteen years and destroyed Dickensâ€™s marriage while effacing Nelly Ternan from the public record.
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In this remarkable work of biography and scholarly reconstruction, the acclaimed biographer of Mary Wollstonecraft, Thomas Hardy, Samuel Pepys and Jane Austen rescues Nelly from the shadows of history, not only returning the neglected actress to her rightful place, but also providing a compelling portrait of the great Victorian novelist himself. The result is a thrilling literary detective story and a deeply compassionate work that encompasses all those women who were exiled from the warm, well-lighted parlors of Victorian England.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 659445
Color Silver
ReleaseDate 2012-10-30
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780345803979

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	659445
Color	Silver
ReleaseDate	2012-10-30
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780345803979

The Invisible Woman: The Story of Nelly Ternan and Charles Dickens