The King's Jester: The Life of Dan Leno, Victorian Comic Genius

by Barry Anthony (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2010

  $72.25

  Drawing on many previously unused sources, this is first, authoritative, biography of Dan Leno. In telling the full story of Dan's life and career on the stage and screen, Barry Anthony brings to life the everyday life of Victorian Britain, as well as Dan's unique brand of humour and its resonance with later comedians.