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Description edit
In her tenth novel, Freeman vividly recreates the Victorian theatre world and counterpoises this life of frivolity and artifice with the position of Jews-both rich and poor-in the wider society.
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Characters/People edit
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- Phoebe
- Ezra Wilkes
- Esther
- Boris
- Bella Wolf
- Mrs Fenelle
- Daniel
- Rabbi Loehmann
- Mary Wolf
- Lady Wilkes
- Leo
- Emma Chirikov
- Mrs Nussbaum
- Reverend Goodman
- Mrs Sheftel
- Sam Chirikov
- Sophy
- Ida Legge
- Mrs Lipman
- Morrie
- Mamma
- Florrie
- Eddie
- Nelson
- Mme Fischer
- Palphrey
- Ophelia
- Gertrude
Setting & Locations edit
- London
- England
- Warsaw
- Sir Ezra
- Dancy Street
- Poland
- Brussels
- New York
- Aldgate
- Bayswater
- Soho
- Piccadilly
First Sentence edit
As the cab turned from Piccadilly into Lower Regent Street, the beleaguered actress, as Sir Ezra now called her, saw the ridiculous woman waiting under a lamp.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Arcadia
Country: England
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1900850168
Page Count: 276
Publisher: Arcadia
Country: England
Publication Date: 1999
ISBN: 1900850168
Page Count: 276
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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