David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity

David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 315
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ISBN-10 : 9781108475877
ISBN-13 : 1108475876
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Book Synopsis David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity by : Leslie Ritchie

Download or read book David Garrick and the Mediation of Celebrity written by Leslie Ritchie and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-17 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores how David Garrick - actor, newspaper proprietor and part-owner of Drury Lane Theatre - mediated his own celebrity.


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