Extracts from Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving
Bram Stoker
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“Henry Irving had died in 1905. Born John Brodribb in a Somerset village in 1838, he was the son of a travelling salesman. He would become one of the best known figures in London, and the first actor be be honoured with a knighthood. He acquired the Lyceum Theatre in 1878 and quickly hired Bram Stoker (then living in his native Dublin) to join him as Acting Manager. Stoker was immediately swept into a whirlwind of activity on which he thrived: seasons in London, provincial tours, and eight North American tours. Biographers concur that Henry Irving was the single greatest influence on Stoker’s life.”
Bram Stoker’s tribute to his late, former employer in Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving (1906) proved to be one of his most successful books during Stoker’s lifetime. While Dracula has since surpassed Personal Reminiscences in popularity, the latter title contains many fascinating accounts central to the author’s life. Selected and introduced by Elizabeth Miller, this booklet features the most interesting portions of Stoker’s semi-autobiographical account. Extracts focus on Stoker’s early meetings with Irving, anecdotes from his years managing the Lyceum Theatre in London, and his association with many of the famous people of his day including Whitman, Gladstone, Tennyson, Browning, Vambéry and Liszt. The volume also includes excerpts from five contemporary reviews.
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Bram Stoker Series #3
Cover design by Brian J. Showers
Introduction by Elizabeth Miller
ISBN: N/A
Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College. As a young man he worked as a civil servant at Dublin Castle, and as an unpaid theatre critic for local newspapers. He is best remembered today for his classic novel Dracula (1897), but during his lifetime he was known as the personal assistant of actor Henry Irving, and business manager of Irving’s Lyceum Theatre in London. Other notable works include The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm.
- More on Bram Stoker can be found in various issues of The Green Book
Extracts from Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker (Bram Stoker Series #3). Cover design by Brian J. Showers; selected and introduced by Elizabeth Murray; edited by Brian J. Showers; copyedited by Jim Rockhill; published by Swan River Press.
Booklet: Published November 2010; limited to 125 copies; 28 pages; laser printed on 75 gsm paper; hand-sewn binding; ISBN: N/A.
