The Young pretender : or the dramatic return of master Betty / Michael Arditti.

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Arditti, Michael

Material type: Text

TextDescription: 186 pages ; 22 cmISBN:

9781529422559

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DDC classification:

823.92 ARD

Summary: Michael Arditti’s novel fictionalizes the life and attempted comeback of the famous Georgian child actor William Henry West Betty, known as “Master Betty.” Set in early nineteenth-century England, the story explores fame, theatrical culture, exploitation, memory, and the difficulties of transitioning from child celebrity to adulthood within Regency society.

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Michael Arditti’s novel fictionalizes the life and attempted comeback of the famous Georgian child actor William Henry West Betty, known as “Master Betty.” Set in early nineteenth-century England, the story explores fame, theatrical culture, exploitation, memory, and the difficulties of transitioning from child celebrity to adulthood within Regency society.

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The Young pretender : or the dramatic return of master Betty / Michael Arditti.