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The Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene
- Author
- Helen Batten
- Narrator
- Jilly Bond
- Publisher
- Soundings
- Publish Date
- 1 December 2021
- Run Time
- 8 hours 47 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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- Author
- Helen Batten
- Narrator
- Jilly Bond
- Duration
- 8 hours 47 minutes
- Release Date
- 1 December 2021
- ISBN
- 9781407997063
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Soundings
- Genre
- Biography: arts and entertainment
Synopsis
Emily Soldene's life spanned the entire Victorian era. As both leading lady and a formidable impresario with her own opera company, she was a darling of London’s music halls and theatre land, later reinventing herself as a journalist and writer. From humble working-class beginnings, Emily's fiery ambition would see her counting the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and Charles Dickens as friends and mingling with the Rothschilds, Oscar Wilde and aristocrats. She even alleged that she had a close encounter with Jack the Ripper. From taking Broadway by storm and touring the Australian outback, Batten vividly recreates the era and a riotous life that has faded from the limelight.
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