Lena Ashwell: Actress, Patriot, Pioneer
- ISBN-10
- 1907396640
- ISBN-13
- 9781907396649
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 300
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ of Hertfordshire Press
- Author
- Margaret Leask
Description
Biography of Ashwell with material on her company, the Lena Ashwell Players.
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