First knight and his lady

The Spectator | October 18, 2008 | Copyright

A STRANGE, EVENTFUL HISTORY: THE DRAMATIC LIVES OF ELLEN TERRY, HENRY IRVING AND THEIR REMARKABLE FAMILIES by Michael Holroyd Chatto, £25, pp. 590, ISBN 9780701179878 £20 (plus £2.45 p&p) 0870 429 6655

It is rare today to come across a nonfiction book that does not include in its title or subtitle the assertion that the tale it tells is 'remarkable', 'extraordinary', or 'fascinating', publishers presumably having decided that we readers are unlikely to guess that a book might be interesting unless it says so on the cover. Inevitably, these claims have become devalued. Michael ...

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