Edwin Booth, Recollections By His Daughter: And Letters To Her And To His Friends (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781022264977)

Edwin Booth was one of the most famous Shakespearean actors of the late nineteenth century, and this collection of recollections and letters by his daughter, Edwina Booth Grossman, provides a rare insight into his personal and professional life. Through her intimate portraits of her father and his charismatic circle of friends, Grossman paints a vivid picture of the world of American theater during this period. This work is an essential resource for theater historians and anyone interested in the life and times of one of America's greatest actors.

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