Buy this book on-line Brooke, Gustavus Vaughan (1818 - 1866) / Shakespeare : Gustavus Vaughan Brooke As Macbeth, Steel EngravingMartin, Johnson, and Company, 1855
Size 8 x 11 inches, on plate paper, minor toning at edges, minor water staining noted at top and bottom right corners not affecting picture, else clean, sharp, and bright. From Shakespeare's Macbeth. The subject was an Irish Shakespearean actor who first found professional work at age 15 at the Dublin Theatre, 1833. The story of his death is noteworthy. During a voyage from Ireland to Australia on the S. S. London, January, 1866, the ship went down in a storm. Brooke toiled bravely at the pumps of the sinking vessel until all hope was gone, and as the last overcrowded lifeboat pulled away, Brooke was reportedly seen standing, composed, by the companion way calling out to the survivors, "Give my last farewell to the people of Melbourne.". Print. Book Condition: VG. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Brooke, Gustavus Vaughan (1818 - 1866) / Shakespeare : Gustavus Vaughan Brooke As Macbeth, Steel Engraving. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including livres illustrées, out of print books, out-of-print books, used books and first editions. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |