Showing results by author "Greg Jenner" in Politics & Social Sciences
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Dead Famous
- An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
- By: Greg Jenner
- Narrated by: Greg Jenner
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 367
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Celebrity, with its neon glow and selfie pout, strikes us as hypermodern. But the famous and infamous have been thrilling, titillating and outraging us for much longer than we might realise. Whether it was the scandalous Lord Byron, whose poetry sent female fans into an erotic frenzy; or the cheetah-owning, coffin-sleeping, one-legged French actress Sarah Bernhardt, who launched a violent feud with her former best friend; or Edmund Kean, the dazzling Shakespearean actor whose monstrous ego and terrible alcoholism saw him nearly murdered by his own audience....
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Very Interesting Read
- By ValaDrew on 04-04-20
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Dead Famous
- An Unexpected History of Celebrity from Bronze Age to Silver Screen
- Narrated by: Greg Jenner
- Length: 12 hrs and 47 mins
- Release date: 19-03-20
- Language: English
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