Mrs Jordan's Profession
Author: Tomalin, Claire
ISBN: 9780241963296
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 08 Aug 2012
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback / softback
The story of the love between a prince and a famous actress
Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her generation, Dora Jordan played a quite different role offstage as the mistress of one of the sons of George lll. Dora bore him ten children, and they lived in quiet happiness in Bushy Park on the Thames until the unexpected news arrived of his ascendancy to the throne as William lV - at which point he was forced to abandon her.
Claire Tomalin vividly recreates the political, theatrical and royal worlds of the late eighteenth century. The story of how Dora moved between stage and home, of how she battled for career and family, makes for a classic tale of royal perfidy and womanly courage.
ISBN: 9780241963296
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year first published: 08 Aug 2012
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback / softback
The story of the love between a prince and a famous actress
Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her generation, Dora Jordan played a quite different role offstage as the mistress of one of the sons of George lll. Dora bore him ten children, and they lived in quiet happiness in Bushy Park on the Thames until the unexpected news arrived of his ascendancy to the throne as William lV - at which point he was forced to abandon her.
Claire Tomalin vividly recreates the political, theatrical and royal worlds of the late eighteenth century. The story of how Dora moved between stage and home, of how she battled for career and family, makes for a classic tale of royal perfidy and womanly courage.
