The Improbable Adventures of Miss Emily Soldene
Actress, Writer, and Rebel Victorian

My thanks to Allison and Busby and NetGalley for a review copy of this book. The Improbable Adventures of Emily Soldene: Actress, Writer and Rebel Victorian is an entertaining and very readable biography of a rather extraordinary woman—Emily Soldene who was a singer, actress, director, writer and muc......more

I’d never heard of Emily Soldene and I’m so pleased to have made her acquaintance. What a woman! In an era when women’s lives were often so restricted she took full charge of her own and went on to have a remarkable career, first in the theatre then later in journalism. This is a sympathetic, access......more

Emily Soldene was not a typical Victorian woman. Fighting against the odds she became a singer, an actress, a celebrity, a business woman and later an author and journalist. She had the 'X' factor. The author is descended from Emily and this biography is clearly a labour of love. She writes with prof......more

A really interesting insight into a remarkable lady. Any theatre or opera fans will love this, but even if not this is a really lovely account. Thoroughly enjoyed.......more

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