Download or read book The First Actress written by C. W. Gortner and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2020 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "From her beginnings as the daughter of a courtesan to her extraordinary transformation into the most celebrated actress of her era, Sarah Bernhardt is brought to life ... Told in her own voice, this is Sarah Bernhardt's incandescent story--a fascinating, intimate account of a woman whose unrivaled talent and indomitable spirit has enshrined her in history as the Divine Sarah"--