'The collection has an ambitious remit, embracing numerous methodological, as well as disciplinary, approaches and the collection will be of interest to scholars across theatrical, cultural, social and aesthetic histories.' Theatre Notebook 'The essays in this collection provide a sense of the rich, contradictory life of a woman who exemplifies the successful Victorian actress. ... [it is] a well-curated, eminently readable collection that contributes to an already large body of work on Terry.' Victorian Studies 'This is the lively first in a proposed series of Dramatic Lives. A collection of unexpectedly provocative essays, Katharine Cockin has given the contributors uncommon licence to speculate, and speculation adds spice to biography. Pickering & Chatto are doing bold work in theatre publishing.' Theatre Reasearch International

• Introduction: Ellen Terry and Her Circle – Formal Introductions and Informal Encounters, Katharine Cockin; Part 1 Ellen Terry’s Influences on Others; Chapter 1 Introduction: Ellen Terry’s Lost Lives, Nina Auerbach; Chapter 2 Ellen Terry, Bram Stoker and the Lyceum’s Vampires, Catherine Wynne; Chapter 3, Veronica Franklin Gould; Chapter 4 The Burden of Eternal Youth: Ellen Terry and the Mistress of the Robes, Jenny Bloodworth; Chapter 5 The after Voice of Ellen Terry, Katherine E. Kelly; Part 2 Family Influences; Chapter 6 Introduction: Edward Gordon Craig – Prophet or Charlatan?, Michael Holroyd; Chapter 7 E. W. G. and E. G. C: Father and Son, J. Michael Walton; Chapter 8 Lewis Carroll, Ellen Terry and the Stage Career of Menella ‘Minna’ Quin: A Very Kind and Christian Deed’, Richard Foulkes; Chapter 9, Roberta Gandolfi; Chapter 10 Velona Pilcher and Dame Ellen Terry (1926), Charlotte Purkis; Chapter 11 Ellen Terry: Preserving the Relics and Creating the Brand, Katharine Cockin; Chapter 12 Describing the Ellen Terry and Edith Craig Archive, Julian Halliwell, Katharine Cockin;

'The collection has an ambitious remit, embracing numerous methodological, as well as disciplinary, approaches and the collection will be of interest to scholars across theatrical, cultural, social and aesthetic histories.' Theatre Notebook 'The essays in this collection provide a sense of the rich, contradictory life of a woman who exemplifies the successful Victorian actress. ... [it is] a well-curated, eminently readable collection that contributes to an already large body of work on Terry.' Victorian Studies 'This is the lively first in a proposed series of Dramatic Lives. A collection of unexpectedly provocative essays, Katharine Cockin has given the contributors uncommon licence to speculate, and speculation adds spice to biography. Pickering & Chatto are doing bold work in theatre publishing.' Theatre Reasearch International

• Introduction: Ellen Terry and Her Circle – Formal Introductions and Informal Encounters, Katharine Cockin; Part 1 Ellen Terry’s Influences on Others; Chapter 1 Introduction: Ellen Terry’s Lost Lives, Nina Auerbach; Chapter 2 Ellen Terry, Bram Stoker and the Lyceum’s Vampires, Catherine Wynne; Chapter 3, Veronica Franklin Gould; Chapter 4 The Burden of Eternal Youth: Ellen Terry and the Mistress of the Robes, Jenny Bloodworth; Chapter 5 The after Voice of Ellen Terry, Katherine E. Kelly; Part 2 Family Influences; Chapter 6 Introduction: Edward Gordon Craig – Prophet or Charlatan?, Michael Holroyd; Chapter 7 E. W. G. and E. G. C: Father and Son, J. Michael Walton; Chapter 8 Lewis Carroll, Ellen Terry and the Stage Career of Menella ‘Minna’ Quin: A Very Kind and Christian Deed’, Richard Foulkes; Chapter 9, Roberta Gandolfi; Chapter 10 Velona Pilcher and Dame Ellen Terry (1926), Charlotte Purkis; Chapter 11 Ellen Terry: Preserving the Relics and Creating the Brand, Katharine Cockin; Chapter 12 Describing the Ellen Terry and Edith Craig Archive, Julian Halliwell, Katharine Cockin;

'The collection has an ambitious remit, embracing numerous methodological, as well as disciplinary, approaches and the collection will be of interest to scholars across theatrical, cultural, social and aesthetic histories.' Theatre Notebook 'The essays in this collection provide a sense of the rich, contradictory life of a woman who exemplifies the successful Victorian actress. ... [it is] a well-curated, eminently readable collection that contributes to an already large body of work on Terry.' Victorian Studies 'This is the lively first in a proposed series of Dramatic Lives. A collection of unexpectedly provocative essays, Katharine Cockin has given the contributors uncommon licence to speculate, and speculation adds spice to biography. Pickering & Chatto are doing bold work in theatre publishing.' Theatre Reasearch International

• Introduction: Ellen Terry and Her Circle – Formal Introductions and Informal Encounters, Katharine Cockin; Part 1 Ellen Terry’s Influences on Others; Chapter 1 Introduction: Ellen Terry’s Lost Lives, Nina Auerbach; Chapter 2 Ellen Terry, Bram Stoker and the Lyceum’s Vampires, Catherine Wynne; Chapter 3, Veronica Franklin Gould; Chapter 4 The Burden of Eternal Youth: Ellen Terry and the Mistress of the Robes, Jenny Bloodworth; Chapter 5 The after Voice of Ellen Terry, Katherine E. Kelly; Part 2 Family Influences; Chapter 6 Introduction: Edward Gordon Craig – Prophet or Charlatan?, Michael Holroyd; Chapter 7 E. W. G. and E. G. C: Father and Son, J. Michael Walton; Chapter 8 Lewis Carroll, Ellen Terry and the Stage Career of Menella ‘Minna’ Quin: A Very Kind and Christian Deed’, Richard Foulkes; Chapter 9, Roberta Gandolfi; Chapter 10 Velona Pilcher and Dame Ellen Terry (1926), Charlotte Purkis; Chapter 11 Ellen Terry: Preserving the Relics and Creating the Brand, Katharine Cockin; Chapter 12 Describing the Ellen Terry and Edith Craig Archive, Julian Halliwell, Katharine Cockin;