'A charming and knowledgeable guide': Ian Kelly's biography of Samuel Foote
Thursday 11th Oct 2012
Writer and actor Ian Kelly brings you the biography of one of the most flamboyant characters from London's history: Samuel Foote. Read on for the best bits from the press.
Ian Kelly is a charming and knowledgeable guide around this strange character and has a distinctive style. He relishes the chance to use words like 'scapegrace', 'rakehell' and 'roustabout' and never misses the opportunity to add a joke or aside.
Literary Review
Kelly's perceptive wit, and interest in his densely theatrical material, makes him (an actor, too) an ideal biographer for this pint-sized peacock with a sharp brain and stiletto tongue.
Sunday Telegraph Seven
Kelly – who is an actor as well as the biographer of Casanova and Beau Brummell – handles theatrical rumour and apocrypha with great care.
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