The Spitting Image Book - 2: Spitting Image
- 64pages
- 3 heures de lecture
John Gielgud Livres
Sir John Gielgud était un acteur et metteur en scène anglais, réputé pour son élégance scénique et sa profonde connexion avec le répertoire classique. Il était particulièrement célèbre pour son exquise diction des vers, sa voix chaleureuse et expressive étant souvent comparée à une "trompette d'argent étouffée de soie". Ses performances lui ont valu une reconnaissance internationale précoce, consolidant son héritage en tant que figure distinguée des arts du spectacle. La maîtrise de Gielgud lui a valu une reconnaissance significative sur de multiples plateformes de prix prestigieuses.
A Tale of Two Cities
- 371pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Dickens's stirring tale of love, hope and nobility during the French Revolution. The epic story of two cities and two men. Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton are alike in appearance, very different in character, but in love with the same woman. Darnay, who has abandoned the cruelty of the French nobility for London, has to return to Paris during the violent Revolution to rescue his faithful servant from the guillotine. But what part does Carton play in the dramatic events that follow? This edition has been specially abridged for Puffin Classics.
This short biography of William Shakespeare by world famous writer Bill Bryson brims with the author's inimitable wit and intelligence.
An Actor and His Time
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
In "An Actor and His Time" John Gielgud tells the story of his life in the theatre - a story already enjoyed by millions of radio listeners and which tells of the plays he starred in and directed, and of the actors and actresses he knew. And, as the curtain rises on Ellen Terry, on Sarah Bernhardt, on Mrs Patrick Campbell, Sir Ralph Richardson, Richard Burton and many others, sixty glorious years of British theatre unfold before our eyes.