BROWNSTEIN, Rachel M.;

TRAGIC MUSE. Rachel of the Comedie- Francaise

New York, Published by Alfred A. Knopf, 1993. First Edition. Royal 8vo.pp.xiii + 320, index, Illustrations in colour and black & white. Original quarter maroon cloth and papered boards hardcover in complete pictorial dust wrapper.Near fine copy. Item #193689

Rachel Felix [1821- 1858], the homely daughter of Jewish peddlers, was the first stage actress to achieve international stardom.Her talent and performance almost certainly saved the classics of French theatre.Charlotte Bronte, Henry James and George Eliot and many others wrote about her. La grande Rachel's fame in equal parts popularity and noteriety.

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