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Exquisite Perdita
Married to cruel and negligent man, the young Perdita Robinson sees her life and her youth pass her by—until the day the charming Irishman, Mr Sheridan, arrives into her parlour, and offers her an to become an actress on the stage. Before she knows it, she is welcomed into a new actors, directors, playwrights, a world of artists who live by their passions and live their dreams out on the stage. It’s all she could have asked for. Overnight, Perdita becomes the centre of the attention, and finds a place where she feels she truly belongs. Even her husband, the gambling, drinking Mr Robinson, must admit that Perdita has a talent for the arts — as is clear by the admiration she quickly gathers from her new fans. Among them is the Prince of Wales, heir to the throne, who, it is soon said, cannot seem to take his eyes of Perdita… With success and temptation pulling her from side to side, Perdita is soon enthralled and tormented by her new life. The fairy tale glamour of the Royal court is a shimmering portrait from afar, but up close, it soon reveals itself to be nothing more than a pretty illusion. Her newfound friends of the stage warn her against high ambitions, but it may be too late already for Perdita to save herself. In her pursuit to become the Exquisite Perdita, adored by all – even a Prince – will she rise and fall as a shooting star, or manage to escape the intrigues and deceits of the Royal court to find her happiness? An enthralling tale of passion and intrigue set against a vivid historical backdrop, the story of the Exquisite Perdita is an absolute must-read. E Barrington is a pseudonym of Elizabeth Louisa Moresby (1862 – 3 January 1931), a British-born novelist who became the first prolific, female fantasy writer in Canada. Her other historical novels include ‘Glorious The Life of Lord Byron’, ‘Queen of A Novel of Marie Antoinette’ and ‘The Laughing A Novel of Cleopatra’. Albion Press is an imprint of Endeavour Press, the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at www.endeavourpress.com. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
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First published January 1, 1926
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E. Barrington
49 books9 followersPseudonym of Elizabeth Louisa Moresby.
Elizabeth Louisa "Lily" Moresby was born on late 1862 in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland, UK, the second child of Irish Jane Willis (Scott) and English John Moresby, a Royal Navy Captain who explored the coast of New Guinea and was the first European to discover the site of Port Moresby. She was grand-daughter of Eliza Louisa and Fairfax Moresby. She had a eldest brother Walter Halliday, and four youngest sisters Ethel Fortescue, Georgina, Hilda Fairfax and Gladys Moresby. Due to he father's work and her marriage to a Royal Navy commander Edward Western Hodgkinson, she lived and traveled widely in the East, in Egypt, India, China, Tibet, and Japan. Asian culture would greatly influence her and became a staunch Buddhist. She collabored in the writing of her father's book. Two Admirals: Sir John Moresby and John Moresby (1909).
After widowing around 1910, she remarried in 1912 to retired solicitor Ralph Coker Adams Beck. In 1919, the marriage visit Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where she settled alone eventually. Surrounded by her Oriental art and Oriental servants, she entertained fortnightly at her home on Mountjoy Avenue in Oak Bay as a strict vegetarian with ascetic inclinations.
She began her writing career publishing short-stories for Newspapers and Magazzines. She was 60 years old by the time she started to publishing her first books. She used various pen names such as L. Adams Beck for books in oriental setting or about esoteric themes, E. Barrington for novelized biographies of British historical figures, and Louis Moresby for novles set in exotic locales.
She returned to Asia, and continued to write until her death on 3 January 1931 in Miyako Hotel, Kyoto, Japan.
Elizabeth Louisa "Lily" Moresby was born on late 1862 in Queenstown, Cork, Ireland, UK, the second child of Irish Jane Willis (Scott) and English John Moresby, a Royal Navy Captain who explored the coast of New Guinea and was the first European to discover the site of Port Moresby. She was grand-daughter of Eliza Louisa and Fairfax Moresby. She had a eldest brother Walter Halliday, and four youngest sisters Ethel Fortescue, Georgina, Hilda Fairfax and Gladys Moresby. Due to he father's work and her marriage to a Royal Navy commander Edward Western Hodgkinson, she lived and traveled widely in the East, in Egypt, India, China, Tibet, and Japan. Asian culture would greatly influence her and became a staunch Buddhist. She collabored in the writing of her father's book. Two Admirals: Sir John Moresby and John Moresby (1909).
After widowing around 1910, she remarried in 1912 to retired solicitor Ralph Coker Adams Beck. In 1919, the marriage visit Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where she settled alone eventually. Surrounded by her Oriental art and Oriental servants, she entertained fortnightly at her home on Mountjoy Avenue in Oak Bay as a strict vegetarian with ascetic inclinations.
She began her writing career publishing short-stories for Newspapers and Magazzines. She was 60 years old by the time she started to publishing her first books. She used various pen names such as L. Adams Beck for books in oriental setting or about esoteric themes, E. Barrington for novelized biographies of British historical figures, and Louis Moresby for novles set in exotic locales.
She returned to Asia, and continued to write until her death on 3 January 1931 in Miyako Hotel, Kyoto, Japan.
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