Sarah Siddons av Jo Willett

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Sarah Siddons grew up as a member of a family troupe of travelling actors,¿always poor and often hungry, resorting to foraging for turnips to eat. But¿before she was 30 she had become a superstar, her fees greater than any actor -¿male or female - had previously achieved. Her rise was not easy. Her London debut, aged just 20, was a disaster and could¿have condemned her to poverty and anonymity. But the young actress ¿ already¿a mother of two - rebuilt her career, returning triumphantly to the capital after¿years of remorseless provincial touring. She became Britain¿s greatest tragic actress, electrifying audiences with her¿performances. Her shows were sell-outs.¿Adored by theatre audiences, writers, artists and the royal family alike, Sarah¿grasped the importance of her image. She made sure that every leading portrait¿painter captured her likeness, so that engravings could be sold to her adoring¿public. In an eighteenth-century world of vicious satire and gossip, she also battled to¿ma