Ellen Terry, Spheres of Influence

'The collection has an ambitious remit, embracing numerous methodological, as well as disciplinary, approaches and the collection will be of interest to scholars across theatrical, cultural, social and aesthetic histories.' Theatre Notebook 'The essays in this collection provide a sense of the rich, contradictory life of a woman who exemplifies the successful Victorian actress. ... [it is] a well-curated, eminently readable collection that contributes to an already large body of work on Terry.' Victorian Studies 'This is the lively first in a proposed series of Dramatic Lives. A collection of unexpectedly provocative essays, Katharine Cockin has given the contributors uncommon licence to speculate, and speculation adds spice to biography. Pickering & Chatto are doing bold work in theatre publishing.' Theatre Reasearch International