A definitive biography which brings the story of a remarkable woman to life for a whole new generation of readers. Born as Cicely Fairfield in 1892, the budding actress decided to change her name to that of the feminist heroine in Ibsen's play "Rosmersholm", as she herself was a passionate suffragist and socialist who supported women's rights, whilst also becoming a renowned figure of English literature, and having a notorious affair with H.G. Wells.