Helen Faucit

At one time he had been in love with Helen Faucit . He was also a notorious womanizer and had fathered three illegitimate children before his marriage to JFLW , a fact which she accepted...

However, the intense jealousy that had early affected the friendship persisted. Around 1846 GJ began her friendship with the American actress Charlotte Cushman , who was then visiting Manchester. Much to the frustration of...

As in Dublin, she became known for her salons, which were held on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. until their popularity demanded bi-weekly gatherings. The cream of London's literati and intelligentsia attended, including George Bernard Shaw

Other friends mentioned by her niece and biographer were Fredrika Bremer , Anna Brownell Jameson , Frances Power Cobbe , Thomas Carlyle , George MacDonald , Lady Eastlake , Elizabeth Rundle Charles , Lady Martin

One of AMH 's closest friends was the actress Helen Faucit , later Lady Martin. Though socially conservative in her attitudes, she was apparently more ready than her husband to achieve friendly relations with those...

Another friend, the actress Helen Faucit , was quick to lend Isabel and her brother money when they were in need. (Isabel succeeded in repaying it out of literary earnings not long before her death.)...

Over the years EO developed friendships many people, a number of whom were involved with the community surrounding the Crystal Palace at Sydenham. Among these friends were Sir David Brewster , Henry Chorley ,...

RB 's play A Blot in the 'Scutcheon, the fifth instalment of his Bells and Pomegranates series, opened at the Drury Lane Theatre with Helen Faucit playing Mildred.