Project Gutenberg 2022-08-17 Public domain in the USA. 368 Stoker, Bram 1847 1912 Stoker, Abraham Personal reminiscences of Henry Irving $aUnited Kingdom :$bWilliam Heinemann,$c1906,copyright 1907. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_Reminiscences_of_Henry_Irving Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving" by Bram Stoker is a biographical account written in the late 19th century. The text offers insights into the life and career of the renowned actor Henry Irving, detailing his journey from obscurity to acclaim and highlighting the impact he had on the theater world. Stoker, having been a close friend of Irving for nearly three decades, provides a personal perspective on Irving’s artistry, personality, and the friendships he cultivated along the way. The opening of the memoir sets the stage by recounting the author's first encounter with Henry Irving at the Theatre Royal in Dublin in 1867. Stoker vividly describes Irving's portrayal of Captain Absolute, emphasizing the remarkable quality of his acting that distinguished him from others. As the narrative progresses, it hints at the evolution of both Irving's craft and Stoker’s own critical voice, exploring the transformative power of performance and the challenges faced by artists in a shifting theatrical landscape. Through a blend of personal memory and critical reflection, the memoir unfolds the rich tapestry of Irving’s professional life and the profound influence he had on his peers and the theater industry. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/personalreminisc00stokiala 20200606213249stoker 1906 GB Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Actors -- Great Britain -- Biography Irving, Henry, Sir, 1838-1905 PN Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 1313728 2025-07-27T08:43:37.975196 text/html 1303381 2022-08-17T21:42:58 text/html 2476533 2025-07-27T08:44:01.654075 application/epub+zip 2471223 2025-07-27T08:43:42.787162 application/epub+zip 763021 2025-07-27T08:43:40.355172 application/epub+zip 3538958 2025-07-27T08:44:15.838996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3336728 2025-07-27T08:43:58.591106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1629697 2022-09-30T23:02:03.251760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1104998 2025-07-27T08:43:34.879242 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1104711 2022-08-17T21:42:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19360 2025-07-27T08:44:16.045966 application/rdf+xml 13725 2025-07-27T08:43:40.724134 image/jpeg 2080 2025-07-27T08:43:40.546133 image/jpeg 421544 2022-08-17T21:42:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 3790402 2022-08-17T21:42:59 application/octet-stream application/zip 3810085 2025-07-27T08:43:38.127188 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia