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Nights at the circus / Angela Carter ; with an introduction by Sarah Waters.
Van Pelt Library PR6053.A73 N5 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carter, Angela, 1940-1992.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Circus--Fiction.
- Circus.
- Circus performers--Fiction.
- Circus performers.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Historical fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 350 pages ; 20 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Vintage, 2006.
- Summary:
- "Sophi Fevvers - the toast of Europe's capitals, courted by the Prince of Wales, painted by Toulouse-Lautrec - is an aerialiste extraordinaire, star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover Fevvers's true identity: Is she part swan or all fake? Dazzled by his love for Fevvers, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser joins the circus on its tour. The journey takes him - and the reader - on an intoxicating trip through turn-of-the-century London, St. Petersburg, and Siberia - a tour so magical that only Angela Carter could have created it."--Back cover.
- Notes:
- Originally published. London : Chatto & Windus, 1984.
- ISBN:
- 9780099388616
- 0099388618
- OCLC:
- 351658173
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