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Edward Carey

Little: A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

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Born in Alsace in 1761, the unsightly, diminutive Marie Grosholtz is quickly nicknamed 'Little'. Orphaned at the age of six, she finds employmet in Bern, Switzerland, under the charge of reclusive anatomist, Dr Curtius. In time the unlikely pair form an unlikely bond, and together they pursue an unusual passion: the fine art of wax-modelling. Forced to flee their city, the doctor and his protégée head for the seamy streets of Paris where they open an exhibition hall for their uncanny creations. Though revolution approaches, the curious-minded flock to see the wax heads, eager to scrutinise the faces of royalty and reprobates alike. At 'The Ca… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Carey, Edward / Carey, Edward (Illustr.) / Carey, Edward (Illustr.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-910709-40-5
  • EAN: 9781910709405
  • Produktnummer: 27146030
  • Verlag: Gallic Books
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 12'609 KB
  • Abbildungen: A combination of spot, half page and full page black and whitepencil sketches drawn by Edward Carey

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About twenty-five years ago I worked in Madame Tussaud's in London. I stopped people from touching the wax models and also made a nuisance of myself keeping very still and frightening tourists. When I was there I first learnt the history of Marie Tussaud and couldn't believe how extraordinary her life had been, and how amazing it was that she not only escaped France and the Revolution alive but that she became a brilliantly successful business woman. I stood beside the wax works she made for hours on end, it felt somehow like a way of getting to know her. Her story is one of those tales about history happening to other people, the little people caught up in it...she was a foreigner too, a Swiss, and the Swiss were despised by the French after the Swiss Guard fired on a crowd of protesting civilians. Being Swiss at that time was almost a crime.

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