Irving, Henry Sir 1838-1905

Overview

Works:	752 works in 1,313 publications in 12 languages and 15,429 library holdings
Genres:	Manuscripts, American
Roles:	Actor, Performer, Editor, Author of introduction, Director, Dedicatee
Classifications:	pr1271, 792.92

Publication Timeline

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Publications about Henry Irving

Publications by Henry Irving

Publications by Henry Irving, published posthumously.

Most widely held works about Henry Irving

A strange eventful history : the dramatic lives of Ellen Terry, Henry Irving, and their remarkable families by Michael Holroyd ( Book )
Henry Irving : the actor and his world by Laurence Irving ( Book )
Henry Irving by Edward Gordon Craig ( Book )
Henry Irving, the greatest Victorian actor by Madeleine Bingham ( Book )
Henry Irving, Shakespearean by Alan Hughes ( Book )

Personal reminiscences of Henry Irving by Bram Stoker ( Book )
Theatre in the age of Irving by George Rowell ( Book )
The life of Henry Irving by Austin Brereton ( Book )
Reminiscences of a dramatic critic : with an essay on the art of Henry Irving by Henry Austin Clapp ( Book )
Henry Irving's Waterloo : theatrical engagements with Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, Ellen Terry, Edward Gordon Craig : late-Victorian culture, assorted ghosts, old men, war, and history by W. D King ( Book )
We saw him act; a symposium on the art of Sir Henry Irving by H. A Saintsbury ( Book )
The shadow of Henry Irving by Henry Arthur Jones ( Book )
Henry Irving, actor and manager; a critical study by William Archer ( Book )
Sir Henry Irving : a Victorian actor and his world by Jeffrey Richards ( Book )
Impressions of Henry Irving, gathered in public and private during a friendship of many years by Walter Herries Pollock ( Book )
Sir Henry Irving, a biography by Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald ( Book )
Henry Irving; a record and review by Charles Hiatt ( Book )
Sir Henry Irving by Haldane Macfall ( Book )
Henry Irving : with twelve portraits in colour by Mortimer Menpes ( Book )
Henry Irving in England and America 1838-84 by L. F Austin ( Book )

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Most widely held works by Henry Irving

The drama; addresses by Henry Irving ( Book )
23 editions published between 1892 and 1989 in English and held by 465 libraries worldwide

Henry Irving and The bells : Irving's personal script of the play by Leopold Lewis ( Book )
4 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 378 libraries worldwide

Henry Irving's impressions of America, narrated in a series of sketches, chronicles, and conversations by Joseph Hatton ( Book )
31 editions published between 1884 and 1982 in English and held by 322 libraries worldwide

The works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare ( Book )
30 editions published between 1888 and 2009 in English and Undetermined and held by 168 libraries worldwide

The complete works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare ( Book )
21 editions published between 1890 and 1927 in English and held by 161 libraries worldwide

English actors: their characteristics and their methods by Henry Irving ( Book )
4 editions published between 1886 and 2010 in English and held by 156 libraries worldwide

Becket : a tragedy in a prologue and four acts by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson ( Book )
11 editions published between 1884 and 1978 in English and held by 141 libraries worldwide

The theatre in its relation to the state by Henry Irving ( Book )
7 editions published between 1898 and 1908 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide

The art of acting by Constant Coquelin ( Book )
2 editions published in 1926 in English and held by 116 libraries worldwide

Reflexions on the actor's art by François Joseph Talma ( Book )
7 editions published between 1915 and 2010 in English and held by 96 libraries worldwide

A wreath of laurel : being speeches on dramatic and kindred occasions by William Winter ( Book )
3 editions published in 1898 in English and held by 84 libraries worldwide

Great historical Shakespeare recordings and, A miscellany ( Recording )
4 editions published between 2000 and 2009 in English and held by 83 libraries worldwide
"Historical recordings of actors from the beginning of the recording era. CD 1: Historical Shakespeare performances by Ainley, John Barrymore, Bourchier, Casson, Forbes-Robertson, John Geilgud (1920s and 1940s). CD 2: A miscellany. Some startling historical performances in a wide range of works from Edith Evans, Charles Laughton, Noel Coward, Sarah Bernhardt, Fred Terry, Laurel and Hardy, Edwin Booth, Bransby Williams, Jean Cocteau, Feodor Chaliapin and others"--Publisher's website.

Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare ( Book )
29 editions published between 1842 and 1907 in English and held by 76 libraries worldwide

From "The Bells" to "King Arthur", a critical record of the first-night productions at the Lyceum theatre from 1871 to 1895 by Clement Scott ( Book )
6 editions published in 1896 in English and held by 72 libraries worldwide

Theatre, culture and society : essays, addresses and lectures by Henry Irving ( Book )
5 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 65 libraries worldwide

Much ado about nothing : a comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare ( Book )
19 editions published between 1823 and 1891 in English and held by 60 libraries worldwide
Promptscript with some annotations by George Hazelton; cover autograph.

Hamlet a tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare ( Book )
29 editions published between 1820 and 1972 in English and held by 57 libraries worldwide
Parts of 4 copies with corrections.

The drama by Henry Irving ( Book )
6 editions published between 1892 and 2007 in English and held by 46 libraries worldwide

Romeo and Juliet : a tragedy in five acts by William Shakespeare ( Book )
14 editions published between 1880 and 1883 in English and held by 40 libraries worldwide

Macbeth a tragedy by William Shakespeare ( Book )
19 editions published between 1773 and 1890 in English and held by 34 libraries worldwide

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Associated Subjects

Acting‍ Actors‍ Actresses‍ America‍ Belgium--Waterloo Biography‍ British‍ Catalogs‍ Collections‍ Craig, Edward Gordon,--1872-1966‍ Criticism, interpretation, etc.‍ Doyle, Arthur Conan,--Sir,--1859-1930‍ Drama‍ Drama‍ England‍ England--London English drama‍ Families‍ Friendship‍ Great Britain Hamlet (Shakespeare, William)‍ History‍ Illustrations‍ Irving, Henry,--Sir,--1838-1905‍ Lekain, Henri Louis Cain,--1728-1778‍ Lewis, Leopold,--d. 1890‍ Literature‍ Lyceum Theatre (London, England)‍ Macbeth (Shakespeare, William)‍ Macready, William Charles,--1793-1873‍ Manuscripts‍ New York (State)--New York‍ Ontario‍ Performances‍ Pictorial works‍ Promptbooks‍ Records and correspondence‍ Reviews‍ Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616‍ Shaw, Bernard,--1856-1950‍ Stoker, Bram,--1847-1912‍ Terry, Ellen,--Dame,--1847-1928‍ Theater‍ Theater and state‍ Theaters‍ Theatrical managers‍ Thomas,--à Becket, Saint,--1118?-1170‍ Travel‍ United States Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815)‍

Great historical Shakespeare recordings and, A miscellany

Alternative Names

Brodribb, John H. 1838-1905

Brodribb, John Henry 1838-1905

Brodripp, Ichn... H... 1838-1905

Irving, Genri, Sir, 1838-1905

Irving, John Henry Brodribb, Sir, 1838-1905

Languages

English (1,360)
Undetermined (34)
No Linguistic content (17)
Japanese (4)
Danish (4)
German (3)
French (2)
Spanish (1)
Slovenian (1)
Italian (1)
Russian (1)
Finnish (1)

Covers

Sir Henry Irving : a Victorian actor and his world