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The Man Who Was Good

Author
Leonard Merrick
Read by
Eloise Fairfax
Language
English
Length
6 hours 4 minutes
ISBN
9781836103707
Published
10 April 2026
Imprint
Sovereign
  • theatrical life
  • actors and performers
  • stage drama
  • marital tension
  • fidelity and betrayal
  • ambition
  • show business
  • emotional conflict
  • relationships
  • pursuit of success

Description

The Man Who Was Good by Leonard Merrick unfolds within the world of the theatre, where actors and chorus girls navigate ambition and fragile relationships. As Mrs. Carew grows uneasy over her husband’s secretive ties to another performer, tensions rise. Against a backdrop of performance and illusion, the story explores love, fidelity, and the emotional cost of life on stage.

Author

Leonard Merrick (1864–1939) was the English novelist other novelists kept recommending. Joseph Conrad admired him; so did a generation that valued craft over noise. Merrick wrote of theatre people, money worries, and the almost-made-it — characters who can see success and cannot quite grasp it. His prose is professional in the best sense: polished, observant, and quietly devastating.