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Nigel Cliff
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Nigel Cliff was educated at Oxford University, where he was awarded a double First in English and the Beddington Prize for English literature. He is a former theater and film critic for the London Times and a contributor to The Economist. This is his first book.
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The Shakespeare Riots
Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
Written by Nigel Cliff
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2007
Price: $26.95
One of the bloodiest incidents in New York’s history, the so-called Astor Place Riot of May 10, 1849, was ignited by a long-simmering grudge match between the two leading Shakespearean actors of the age. Despite its unlikely origins, though, there was nothing remotely quaint about this pivotal moment in history–the unprecedented... Read more >
Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
Written by Nigel Cliff
Format: Hardcover, 336 pages
On Sale: April 17, 2007
Price: $26.95
One of the bloodiest incidents in New York’s history, the so-called Astor Place Riot of May 10, 1849, was ignited by a long-simmering grudge match between the two leading Shakespearean actors of the age. Despite its unlikely origins, though, there was nothing remotely quaint about this pivotal moment in history–the unprecedented... Read more >
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The Shakespeare Riots
Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
Written by Nigel Cliff
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $26.95
One of the bloodiest incidents in New York’s history, the so-called Astor Place Riot of May 10, 1849, was ignited by a long-simmering grudge match between the two leading Shakespearean actors of the age. Despite its unlikely origins, though, there was nothing remotely quaint about this pivotal moment in history–the unprecedented... Read more >
Revenge, Drama, and Death in Nineteenth-Century America
Written by Nigel Cliff
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2009
Price: $26.95
One of the bloodiest incidents in New York’s history, the so-called Astor Place Riot of May 10, 1849, was ignited by a long-simmering grudge match between the two leading Shakespearean actors of the age. Despite its unlikely origins, though, there was nothing remotely quaint about this pivotal moment in history–the unprecedented... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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