The Victorian Clown (Hardcover)

The Victorian Clown: 1. The Victorian travelling shows; 2. Circus buildings; 3. A micro-history from two manuscripts; The Autobiography of James Frowde, a Victorian Clown: 1. Childhood and youth, 1831?49; 2. Running away to join the circus, 1847?9; 3. Out into the world to learn his trade, 1849; 4. At last a clown with Hengler's, 1850?1; 5. A spell with Cooke's Circus, 1851; 6. The end of the story, 1851?7; Lawrence's Repertoire: Popular Humour Unmediated; Thomas Lawrence's gagbook: a collection of Victorian wheezes.