Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} The Days I Knew by Lillie Langtry The Days I Knew by Lillie Langtry. AKA Emilie Charlotte Le Breton. Born: 13-Oct-1853 Birthplace: , Channel Islands Died: 12-Feb-1929 Location of death: Monte Carlo, Cause of death: unspecified Remains: Buried, St. Saviour's Church, Jersey, Channel Islands. Gender: Female Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Socialite, Actor. Nationality: England Executive summary: Mistress of future King Edward VII. Father: William Corbet Le Breton Husband: Edward Langtry (m. 1874, div. 1887) Boyfriend: King Edward VII (affair 1877-80, when he was the Prince of Wales) Boyfriend: Prince Louis von Battenberg (affair 1879-80, one daughter) Daughter: Jeanne Marie Langtry (b. 8-Mar-1881) Husband: Sir Hugo de Bathe (m. 1899, until her death) Author of books: The Days I Knew ( 1925 ) The Days I Knew by Lillie Langtry. Edward VII, King of England. . Ulysses S. Grant. . Judge . George Bernard Shaw. Diamond Jim Brady. Theodore Roosevelt. This is just a partial list of names that has one common thread -- they were all friends or fans of one of the most fascinating characters of the Victorian era -- the beautiful and talented Lillie Langtry. Some of the names were more than mere acquaintances. Lillie was the acknowledged mistress of the king when he was Prince of Wales. She and Oscar Wilde were close. e-Book Download The Days I Knew by Lillie Langtry, Tony DiMarco pdf. Author: Lillie Langtry, Tony DiMarco Pages: 288 ISBN: 978-1886571136 Format: PDF File size: 10.25 Mb Download The Days I Knew PDF Kindle ipad 9nv7igfelg1hxncwrx Free download ebook PDF, Kindle, epub, mobi, iPhone, iPad, Android. Langtry, Emilie Charlotte (1853–1929) Emilie Charlotte (Lillie) Langtry, actress, was born on October 13, 1853, on the Isle of Jersey, the sixth child of the Right Reverend William Corbet Le Breton, dean of Jersey, and Emilie David (Martin) Le Breton. She became a "professional beauty" and popular actress, who appeared in her first play at the Haymarket Theatre in London in 1881. Before long she was an internationally acclaimed personality, largely because of her beauty and her rich and prominent gentleman admirers, of whom the most prestigious was the Prince of Wales. She married Edward Langtry, a young Irishman, in 1874. In 1887 she became an American citizen, not for love of the country but to make possible the divorce that Langtry had denied her in England. After the divorce (1897), she married Hugo de Bathe in 1899. Her great love, however, was Frederick Gebhard, Jr., a rich American. In 1888 a transcontinental tour took her to the Southwest, where she displayed her talents and her wardrobe in Galveston, Austin, Houston, Fort Worth, and San Antonio. This brought her as close as she ever came to an ardent Texas admirer, Judge Roy Bean, who had become "the Law West of the Pecos," first at Vinegarroon and later at a hamlet near Eagle's Nest Springs just west of the Pecos River. Although sources differ as to how it happened, Bean began worshipping at the Langtry shrine, struck up a desultory correspondence with her, and called his tavern the "Jersey Lilly" in her honor. When the village became eligible for a post office in 1884, he named it Langtry. Southern Pacific Railroad records say that the town was named by a construction foreman, but Bean took credit for naming it. He may well have seen her on stage at the time of her San Antonio appearance in 1888, but it is unlikely that they ever met. Mrs. Langtry never mentioned a meeting in her memoirs, although she gave considerable space to her pause at Langtry on January 4, 1904, in the course of another transcontinental tour. She spent a short time talking to the townspeople and accepting gifts, which included Roy Bean's six-shooter. Bean had been dead for ten months when she arrived. Lillie's biographers give the Bean connection little attention, but Texas newspapers made much of it, as do Bean enthusiasts. Lillie Langtry continued her intercontinental tours until she was sixty-five and even made one moving picture in the United States. She died at her home on the French Riviera on February 12, 1929, of a heart attack brought on by influenza. She was buried, according to her wishes, in St. Saviour's Churchyard on the Isle of Jersey. Bibliography Categories Citation Published. Noel B. Gerson, Because I Loved Him: The Life and Times of Lillie Langtry (New York: Morrow, 1971). Lillie Langtry, The Days I Knew (New York: Doran, 1925). Pierre Sichel, The Jersey Lily (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, 1958). C. L. Sonnichsen, Roy Bean, Law West of the Pecos (New York: Macmillan, 1943; rpt., Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press, 1986). Categories: Peoples English Visual Arts Women Performing Arts. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style , 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. The Days I Knew. Some terminology that may be used in this description includes: cracked In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate. [more] title page A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the. [more] gilt The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in. [more] First Edition In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in. [more] spine The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf. [more] hinge The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed. Fair is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. [more] Cloth "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched. [more] jacket Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps. [more] Lillie Langtry. Lillie Langtry (13 October 1853 – 12 February 1929), born Emilie Charlotte Le Breton in Jersey, was an actress. A renowned beauty, she was nicknamed the "Jersey Lily" and had a number of prominent lovers, including the future king of England, Edward VII. From Jersey to London. Emilie was the only daughter of the Dean, the Rev William Corbet Le Breton. He gained an unsavoury reputation because of affairs and, after his wife left him, he left Jersey in 1880. He had eloped to Gretna Green with Lillie's mother, who was known for her beauty. In 1842 he married her at Chelsea. Emilie was always known among her friends as Lillie. She had six brothers, all but one older than her. Proving too much for her French governess, Lillie was educated by her brothers' tutor, becoming unusually well educated for women of the time. In 1874, at the age of 20, she married 26-year-old Irish landowner Edward Langtry, the brother-in-law of her brother William's wife. He was wealthy enough to own a yacht, and Emilie insisted that he take her away from the Channel Islands. Eventually, they rented a place in Belgravia, London. Lord Ranelagh, a friend of her father and sister-in-law, invited Lillie Langtry to a high-society reception at which she attracted notice for her beauty and wit. In contrast to more elaborate clothing, she wore a simple black dress (which was to become her trademark) and no jewellery. Before the end of the evening, artist Frank Miles had completed several sketches of her that became very popular on postcards. Another guest, Sir , eventually painted her portrait. Langtry's nickname, the "Jersey Lily," was taken from the Jersey lily flower. The nickname was popularised by Millais' portrait, A Jersey Lily . According to tradition, the two Jersey natives spoke Jerriais to each other during the sittings. The painting caused great interest when exhibited at the Royal Academy. Lillie was portrayed holding a Guernsey Lily in the painting rather than a Jersey lily, as none was available during the sittings. She became much sought after in London society, and invitations flooded in. Her fame soon reached royal ears. Royal mistress. Edward Prince of Wales arranged to sit next to her at a dinner party on 24 May 1877. Her husband was seated at the other end of the table. Though he was married to Princess Alexandra and had six children, Edward was a well-known philanderer. He became infatuated with Lillie and she became his semi-official mistress. Lillie induced the same sort of hysteria as is today associated with the most famous film stars and pop stars. The press, the gossips, the fans and her critics all waited to see what she was going to do next, they couldn't get enough of the girl from Jersey. George Bernard Shaw said: "I resent Mrs Langtry, she has no right to be intelligent, daring and independent, as well as lovely. It is a frightening combination of attributes." Oscar Wilde, in his flamboyant style, said of her: "I would rather have discovered Lillie Langtry than America." He paraded the streets with bunches of lilies, proclaiming that he was going to meet the new Helen of Troy. News of Lillie reached the long suffering Princess Alexandra with whom eventually Lillie developed a respectful and affectionate relationship. On the insistence of the Prince, Mrs Langtry was presented at court to his mother, . Lillie's mischievous humour was evident as she wore a head dress of three huge white ostrich feathers in her hair (The Prince of Wales own emblem). It was not reported whether Victoria was amused or not, but she personally removed a picture of Lillie from above the bed of her youngest son Prince Leopold. The affair lasted from late 1877 to June 1880. Edward had the Red House (now Langtry Manor Hotel) constructed in Bournemouth in 1877 as a private retreat for the couple. He allowed Lillie to design it. The tradition is that their relationship finally cooled when she misbehaved at a dinner party. Daughter. In April 1879 Lillie started an affair with Prince Louis of Battenberg, although she was also involved with Arthur Clarence Jones (1854-1930), an old friend. In June 1880 she became pregnant. Her husband was definitely not the father; she led Prince Louis to believe that it was he. When the prince confessed to his parents, they had him assigned to the warship HMS Inconstant . Given some money by the Prince of Wales, Lillie retired to Paris with Arthur Jones. On 8 March 1881 she gave birth to a daughter, Jeanne Marie. Acting career. At the suggestion of her close friend Oscar Wilde, Lillie embarked upon a stage career. In December 1881 she made her debut before the London public in She Stoops to Conquer at the Haymarket Theatre. The following autumn she made her first tour of the United States, to enormous success, which she repeated in subsequent years. While the critics generally condemned her, the public loved her. American citizenship and after. In 1897 Lillie became an American citizen. She divorced her husband Edward Langtry the same year and he died a few months later following an accident. In 1888 she purchased a winery in California which produced red wine. She sold it in 1906. The winery and vineyard are still in operation. In 1899, she married the much younger Hugo Gerald de Bathe. He would inherit a baronetcy and become a leading owner in the horse-racing world, before retiring to Monte Carlo. During her final years, she lived in Monaco, with her husband living a short distance away. The two saw one another only when she called on him for social gatherings or in brief private encounters. Her constant companion during this time was her close friend, Mathilde Peat, the widow of her butler. Langtry used her high public profile to endorse commercial products such as cosmetics and soap, becoming an early example of celebrity endorsement. She died in Monaco in 1929 and was buried in the graveyard of St Saviour's Church in Jersey. Gallery. This is the largest collection of pictures of Lillie Langtry - drawings, paintings, photographs and printed advertisements - available on-line. Click on any image to see a larger version.