The History and Antiquities of the County of Rutland
Author: James Wright
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Published: 1684
Total Pages: 180
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Author: James Wright
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Published: 1684
Total Pages: 180
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Published: 1912
Total Pages: 2634
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Thomas Kerslake
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Published: 1855
Total Pages: 70
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 1028
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Woolf
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2019-11-05
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 164313292X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn March 23, 1844, General Tom Thumb, just 25 inches tall, entered the Picture Gallery at Buckingham Palace and bowed low to Queen Victoria. On both sides of the Atlantic, this meeting marked a tipping point in the nineteenth century, and the age of the freak was born.Bewitching all levels of society, it was a world of curiosities and astonishing spectacle—of dwarfs, giants, bearded ladies, Siamese twins, and swaggering showmen. But the real stories—human dramas that so often eclipsed the fantasy presented on the stage—of the performing men, women and children, have been forgotten or marginalized in the histories of the very people who exploited them. In this richly evocative account, John Woolf uses a wealth of recently discovered material to bring to life the sometimes tragic, sometimes triumphant, always extraordinary stories of people who used their (dis)abilities and difference to become some of the first international celebrities. Through their lives we discover afresh some of the great transformations of the age: the birth of show business, of celebrity, of advertising, and of “alternative facts” while also exploring the tensions between the power of fame, the impact of exploitation, and our fascination with “otherness.”
Author: James Wright
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Published: 1684
Total Pages: 140
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Published: 1820
Total Pages: 826
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Bernard Quaritch (Firm)
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 490
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: British Museum. Department of Printed Books. Grenville Library
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Published: 1842
Total Pages: 476
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Anthony à Wood
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Published: 1820
Total Pages: 868
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