Second Mrs Tanqueray

Born in 1855, Arthur Wing Pinero was an English actor, then playwright & director. He is considered by some to have been the leading playwright during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. His plays include The School Mistress, The Magistrate and Trelawny of the Wells. In 1909 he became the second ever man to be knighted for services to drama. He died in 1934.

The illusion of Victorian solidity conjured to perfection.