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Thomas 'Jupiter' Harris - Spinning Dark Intrigue at Covent Garden Theatre, 1767-1820 (Hardcover)
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Thomas 'Jupiter' Harris - Spinning Dark Intrigue at Covent Garden Theatre, 1767-1820 (Hardcover)
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This is the first biography of Thomas Harris. Until now, little has
been known about his life. He was most visible as the man who
controlled Covent Garden theatre for nearly five decades, one of
only two venues in London allowed by law to perform spoken drama.
But this career was only one of many: he became the confidant of
George III, a philanthropist, sexual suspect, and a brothel owner
in the underworld of Covent Garden. While deeply involved in Pitt
the Younger's government, Harris worked as a 'spin doctor' to
control the release of government news. As novelists created
elaborate storylines with fictional intriguers lurking in the
shadows, Harris was the real thing. In this lively recreation of
life in Georgian London - social, political, sexual, theatrical -
his career intersects many of the hidden worlds of the eighteenth
century. This narrative of detection brings together a hoard of
newly discovered manuscripts to construct his many lives. -- .
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