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092    BIO|bHUDSON 
100 1  Woolf, John|c(Historian),|eauthor. 
245 14 The wonders :|bthe extraordinary performers who 
       transformed the Victorian age /|cJohn Woolf. 
250    First Pegasus Books hardcover edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPegasus Books,|c2019. 
264  4 |c©2019 
300    376 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :|billustrations 
       (some color), portraits ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
336    still image|bsti|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-364) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tCurtain up: Buckingham Palace, 23 March 1844 --
       |tIntroduction --|tAct one: Dress rehearsals. Jeffrey 
       Hudson --|tJózef Boruwłaski --|tDaniel Lambert --|tGeorge 
       Sanger --|tAct two: Show time. Chang and Eng --|tScience 
       and Siam --|tTheir own men --|tJoice Heth --|tStardom of 
       sorts --|tThe American Museum --|tAct three: Double act. 
       Bridgeport baby --|tConquering America --|tMan in 
       miniature --|tQueen Victoria's pet --|tTriumph and tragedy
       --|tFinding Charles --|tAct four: The climax. Maximo and 
       Bartola --|tDarwin on display --|tCircus sideshow --
       |tPeeping at Pastrana --|tAnna and Martin --|tWonder of 
       the world --|tThe final act --|tEncore. 
520    "On 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 
       spectacleof dwarfs, giants, bearded ladies, Siamese twins,
       and swaggering showmen. But the real storieshuman dramas 
       that so often eclipsed the fantasy presented on the 
       stageof 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 zalternative factsy while also 
       exploring the tensions between the power of fame, the 
       impact of exploitation, and our fascination with 
       zotherness.y" -- Amazon.com. 
600 10 Hudson, Jeffrey,|d1619-1681. 
600 10 Thumb, Tom,|d1838-1883. 
600 10 Borusławski, Józef,|d1739-1837. 
600 10 Lambert, Daniel,|d1770-1809. 
600 10 Sanger, George,|d1827-1911. 
600 10 Heth, Joice,|d-1836. 
610 20 Barnum's American Museum|xHistory. 
650  0 Abnormalities, Human|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Freak shows|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Human body|xSocial aspects|zGreat Britain|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Freak shows|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Freak shows|xSocial aspects|y19th century. 
650  0 Circus|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Abnormalities, Human. 
650  0 Human body|xSocial aspects. 
655  7 Biographies.|2lcgft