- Paperback: 148 pages
- Publisher: Authors Online Ltd (9 Jan 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0755210808
- ISBN-13: 978-0755210800
- Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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Peggie Sheridan was a dancer. She was also, at various times, a weaver, a shoemaker, a horsewoman, an ice-carter, and a dress designer. But, above all she was a dancer - a performer. Born into the Edwardian theatre, she danced her way through India and the British Empire in the Twenties and Thirties. Tiny but tough, she survived some of the great upheavals of the century; she saw the Empire in its prime, and she was there in its last declining years. Married three times, she knew triumph and tragedy; and she died alone and unknown. This is her remarkable story.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
If you are looking for a book primarily about dancing, this one is not for you. But if you want to read the story of a remarkable woman and an extraordinary life, I think you will enjoy this.
No, I'd never heard of Peggie Sheridan either. But this is not about a celebrity. It's about a woman, born into show-business, who travelled the world, doing her own thing; living, for much of the time, from hand to mouth - and surviving. Earthquakes, sandstorms, wars and terrorism - she survived them all. It's really amazing what she did - and long before 'women's lib' had been invented. And she lived to be over a hundred.
It's well-written, I think, and quite amusing in places. Without getting bogged down in too much detail, it gives you a glimpse of the places she went and times when she lived.
It's a short book, but a good read. By the end of it, I wished I had known Peggie myself.
No, I'd never heard of Peggie Sheridan either. But this is not about a celebrity. It's about a woman, born into show-business, who travelled the world, doing her own thing; living, for much of the time, from hand to mouth - and surviving. Earthquakes, sandstorms, wars and terrorism - she survived them all. It's really amazing what she did - and long before 'women's lib' had been invented. And she lived to be over a hundred.
It's well-written, I think, and quite amusing in places. Without getting bogged down in too much detail, it gives you a glimpse of the places she went and times when she lived.
It's a short book, but a good read. By the end of it, I wished I had known Peggie myself.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
I enjoyed this book. It is a highly readable account of the life of a remarkable and resourceful woman, Peggie Sheridan, who toured the British Empire throughout Asia as a dancer and (as we would now say) cabaret artist, from the 1920s to 1940s, getting caught up along the way in the maelstrom of the Seond World War.
It opens a window into a little-known aspect of Empire life, while at the same time telling the story of a remarkable woman's eventful life.
John Chapman's narrative, based on a memoire typed out by Peggie Sheridan in her old age, and amplified by his own research, sweeps you along engagingly to provide a thoroughly entertaining read.
It opens a window into a little-known aspect of Empire life, while at the same time telling the story of a remarkable woman's eventful life.
John Chapman's narrative, based on a memoire typed out by Peggie Sheridan in her old age, and amplified by his own research, sweeps you along engagingly to provide a thoroughly entertaining read.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I was captivated by this book. Image a young girl,barely 18 years old,setting sail for India,alone,to join a theater group! Peggy Sheridan had some amazing adventures which to-day would be considered foolhardy but 100 years ago it was achievable through her tenacity and bravery and the kindness of strangers. She could turn her hand to many things. She was an accomplished dressmaker and cobbler. She set up business organizing peoples lives,doing their shopping etc. When money was tight she thought nothing of doing the most menial jobs. Once carrying ice blocks up many flights of stairs just to make money. Peggy's first love was dancing but she was capable of so much more. John Chapman took this manuscript and turned it into a wonderful story I would love to see it re-written as a novel and I urge him to do so.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Meeting a remarkable woman
In this slim volume, John Chapman has given us a splendid account of the life of one of the 20th century's most remarkable women. Read more
Published 20 months ago by P. Mills
Peggie Sheridan - The Empress
There have been a number of books about touring theatrical companies and probably The Good Companions by J.B.Priestley is the best-loved. Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2008 by Mr. P. J. A. Chandor
Very Poor!!
I'm sorry to say that this book was one of the poorest books I've ever read. I was really looking forward to reading about the dancer's story, but it was so boring, I didn't like... Read more
Published on 19 Sep 2008 by Danielle T
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