![]() ![]() This novel is told partially in journal format from Ellen’s point of view and partly as a collection of letters, playbills, and scandal sheets. King Charles has a wife and a string of mistresses, but when he meets Ellen, he finds her uniqueness irresistible. She wants love, and although she cares for the man who keeps her, she doesn’t love him.Īs Ellen becomes well known as a stage personality, her path crosses that of the king, first by chance and then by design. She also becomes the mistress of one of the men.Įllen is safe, secure, and loves being on stage. She is taken under the wing of the leads and trained up to be an actress herself. ![]() It isn’t long before she becomes a favorite of the acting troop. ![]() She is offered a job selling oranges in the Theatre Royal.Įllen is so full of fun, so natural, and so good-natured, that everyone takes to her at once. Ellen is determined not to follow the same path. When Rose is fourteen, she joins her mother’s trade, prostitution. Nell and her sister, Rose, help to keep the household afloat by selling oysters–but that isn’t enough. ![]() Nell (Ellen) is the younger of two daughters being brought up by an alcoholic mother in an impoverished home. The actress is Nell Gwyn, the famous mistress of King Charles II of England. ![]()
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