The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age
John WoolfThe Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show, Circus and Victorian Age
January 1, 2019Michael O'Mara384 pages
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The untold story of the Victorian freak show and circus, and the remarkable cast of characters who performed in them. The book will chart some of the great transformations of the age: the birth of celebrity, of showbusiness, of advertising, of 'alternative facts'.
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