Ellen Terry's correspondence was both exuberant and extensive. Her remaining letters provide a fascinating insight into the dynamics of the Victorian theatre, and the difficulties of life for a woman maintaining a successful public persona whilst raising two illegitimate children.
Abbreviations
Editorial Principles
Acknowledgements
Illustration
Introduction
Letters
1 Letters to Various (1865–88)
2 Letters to Various (1889–93)
3 Letters to Various (1894–98)
4 Letters to Various (1899–1904)
5 Letters to Various (1905–13)
6 Letters to Various (1914–28)
7 Letters to Edith Craig (1884–90)
8 Letters to Edith Craig (1896–99)
9 Letters to Edith Craig (1900–14)
10 Letters to Edith Craig in Germany (1887–90)
Biography
Katharine Cockin is Professor of English Literature, University of Essex
