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Can I read The Duchess Of Drury Lane on EtoBox?
The Duchess Of Drury Lane by Lightfoot, Freda, 1942- author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Duchess Of Drury Lane about?
424 pages (large print) ; 24 cm Growing up in a poverty-stricken, fatherless household, Dorothy Jordan overcame her humble beginnings to become the most famous comic actress of her day. Beginning her career on the Dublin stage, she moved on to the playhouses of Leeds and York before achieving fame performing at Sheridan's famous theatre on Drury Lane. It was there that Dorothy caught the eye of the Duke of Clarence, later to become King William IV. Her twenty-year relationship with the Duke was one of great happiness and domesticity, producing ten children. But ultimately Dorothy's generous nature was her undoing and she was to be cruelly betrayed by the man she loved
Who reads The Duchess Of Drury Lane?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Lightfoot, Freda, 1942- author
- Publisher
- Magna Large Print Books
- Published
- 2013
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780750538077
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Fiction
- Rating
- 3.9 / 5 (97 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14