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Lillie Langtry: A Biography of her Life and Loves (Giants of the Arts) Kindle Edition

by Noel B. Gerson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 out of 5 stars 43 ratings
Politicians, poets, artists, princes; Lillie Langtry was adored by all. This biography explores the life of a remarkable woman who enthralled Victorian Britain and Gilded Age America.

Before Kim Kardashian, Jackie Kennedy and Zsa Zsa Gabor there was Lillie Langtry.

Born on the remote island of Jersey in the English Channel, Lillie moved to London at the age of twenty with her new husband, the Irish landowner, Edward Langtry, in 1876 and took society by storm.

Social, political and artistic giants from Oscar Wilde to William Gladstone were enraptured by her charm and beauty. Theodore Roosevelt said of her “That woman is a real marvel. And she’s so pretty she takes away a man’s breath.” While Walt Whitman noted “There shines in Lillie Langtry a purity of spirit. Therein lies the essence of human poetry.”

Yet it was Edward, Prince of Wales and future King of England, who truly became infatuated with Lillie and soon she became his mistress.

Over the course of the next few decades she travelled between America and Britain, as she transformed from socialite to actress, captivating newspaper readers with details of her turbulent love life.

Noel B. Gerson uncovers the twists and turns of the most famous, some would say infamous, woman of her age as she mesmerized society on both sides of the Atlantic.

“a heady, aromatic success story” Kirkus Reviews
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08VD63Z8Q
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Sapere Books
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 28, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 251 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1800551787
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  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Giants of the Arts
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  • Donald Rhodes
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lillie Langtree
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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    I am surprised at how enjoyable this book is. As I read I grew to admire the lady more and more .. resolute, strong willed, and very deciplined. In an earlier time that was more of a man's world she became a legend and wealthy from her own accomplishments.
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  • Kristine Fisher
    4.0 out of 5 stars Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves
    Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2023
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    Lillie Langtry: A Biography of Her Life and Loves by Noel B. Gerson is a free NetGalley ebook that I read in mid-February.

    Originally written in 1971, everyone seems to laud and praise her existence and, with mildly dry, maybe semi-damp narration from Gerson, a reader is able to chart and empathize with Langtry pretty easily. She had been orn in the UK, the youngest and only daughter of six, and had quite matured by age 15, marries quite young, and gets to be very popular socially with her image, fashion trendsetting, and visage spoken of far and wide. Later, she spends time in the US, acting and touring, and by the side of Prince Albert Edward of Wales.
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  • Amazon Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 22, 2025
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    This has the relevant details of Lily Langtry’s life but apart from the cover has no photographs! As one celebrated as an the outstanding beauty of her time, one would like to have a greater idea of what she looked like and what the standards of beauty were in those times
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  • lorraine
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 21, 2017
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    Good value.. Good read...
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