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7%OFFIan Kelly - Mr Foote´s Other Leg - 9781848425071 - V9781848425071
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Mr Foote´s Other Leg

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Description for Mr Foote´s Other Leg Paperback. Based on Ian Kelly's award-winning biography, Mr Foote's Other Leg is a riotously funny play exploring our obsession with celebrities, through the true story of the Oscar Wilde of the eighteenth century. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 164.

In Georgian London no one is more famous than Samuel Foote. Satirist, impressionist and dangerous comedian, friend of David Garrick and Dr Johnson, he is a bona fide celebrity in an age obsessed with fame. He even has the ear of the King.

But when Foote finds himself at the centre of a media storm – and under the surgeon’s knife – there’s only one question on everyone’s lips: does fame make you mad?

Based on Ian Kelly’s award-winning biography, Mr Foote’s Other Leg is a riotously funny play exploring our obsession with celebrities, through the true story ... Read more

‘Written with panache and wit – as lively and entertaining a historical biography as you are ever likely to read’ Sunday Times on Ian Kelly’s biography of Samuel Foote

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Product Details

Publisher
Nick Hern Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781848425071
SKU
V9781848425071
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10

About Ian Kelly
Ian Kelly is an actor and writer. He has written several historical biographies, including Casanova (Sunday Times Biography of the Year, 2008), Mr Foote’s Other Leg; Comedy, Tragedy and Murder in Georgian London (Winner, Theatre Book of the Year, 2013), Beau Brummell (shortlisted for the Marsh Commonwealth Biography Prize), Cooking for Kings, A Life of Antonin Carême (Radio 4 Book ... Read more

Reviews for Mr Foote´s Other Leg
'Delightful... the wit starts flowing from the first scene'
Telegraph
'A ripely entertaining portrait of an eccentric, forgotten celebrity and the scandalous allure of the stage'
Evening Standard
'Witty and engaging… perceptive and humane, capable of moments of real tenderness, a celebration of the strange electricity of theatre'
The Stage
'Very, very funny… for ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Mr Foote´s Other Leg


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