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The Victorian Circuses of Leeds

Author : Steve Ward
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (553 download)

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Download or read book The Victorian Circuses of Leeds written by Steve Ward and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2021-10-31 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2018 saw the 250th anniversary of the founding of the modern circus but the Victorian era was its golden age. It was very popular in the north of England, particularly in Leeds. During the C19th there were twelve circus venues in regular use within one square mile in the city centre. There were several more in the outer city ring. To my knowledge, no other UK town or city bar London had as many venues. This is an information packed book, but for the more active reader it will uniquely explore these sites in a guided walk around the city. Each site visited will have full historical information along with interesting contemporary facts and anecdotes about the circus companies and performers who worked in them.

Pablo Fanque and the Victorian Circus

Author : Gareth H. H. Davies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909796324
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (963 download)

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Download or read book Pablo Fanque and the Victorian Circus written by Gareth H. H. Davies and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life story of Pablo Fanque, or William Darby, the first black circus proprietor. His most recent fame is through the words of the Beatles song 'Being for the Benefit of Mr KIte'. Bornn in Norwich in 1810, he went on to become a nationally famous equestrian perfomer and circus owner.

Circus Life and Circus Celebrities

Author : Thomas Frost
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Circus Life and Circus Celebrities written by Thomas Frost and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beneath the Big Top

Author : Steve Ward
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1783030496
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Beneath the Big Top written by Steve Ward and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-09-03 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world. He reveals the stories beneath the big top during the golden age of the circus and the lives of circus folk, which were equally colourful outside the ring: ??´ Pablo Fanque, Britain's first black circus proprietor?´ The Chipperfield dynasty, who started out in 1684 on the frozen Thames ?´ Katie Sandwina, world's strongest woman and part-time crime-fighter ?´ The Sylvain brothers, who fell in love with the same woman in the ring

Son of the Circus - A Victorian Story

Author : E. L. Norry
Publisher : Voices
ISBN 13 : 9781407191416
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (914 download)

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Download or read book Son of the Circus - A Victorian Story written by E. L. Norry and published by Voices. This book was released on 2019-09-05 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Voices: Son of the Circus - A Victorian Storyexplores the life of a young mixed-race boy, Ted, living with his mother and poorly older brother in Victorian Bradfield. When a stranger, a man the boys don't remember ever seeing before, appears in their kitchen, Ted is hit with a shocking revelation. This man is his father - the first black circus owner in Victorian Britain, Pablo Fanque. Before Ted can recover from his shock, he is sent away with Pablo to learn the tricks of the circus trade. Pablo is determined for Ted to follow in his footsteps. But can Ted adapt to this terrifying new life amongst strangers? And will he ever see his beloved mother and brother again? Fresh new voice, E. L. Norry, continues this exciting new series that explores authentic and moving accounts of the life of British immigrants throughout history. Norry shows us a fascinating and rarely seen world that's sure to hook young readers.

The Palace of Curiosities

Author : Rosie Garland
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007492820
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (74 download)

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Download or read book The Palace of Curiosities written by Rosie Garland and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2013-03-28 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A luminous and bewitching debut novel that is perfect for fans of Angela Carter. Set in Victorian London, it follows the fortunes of Eve, the Lion-Faced Girl and Abel, the Flayed Man. A magical realism delight.

Artistes of Colour

Author : Steve Ward
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781733971270
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Artistes of Colour written by Steve Ward and published by . This book was released on 2021-02-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We live in a society that places an increasing value in ethnic diversity and cultural identity. However, the contribution that performers from a variety of ethnic backgrounds made to the development of the circus in the nineteenth century is very often overlooked and largely forgotten. Pablo Fanque and Miss La La may be notable names of the period but there were many others besides. Using contemporary records and images, this book explores the wealth and depth of talented black and other ethnic performers, and the contribution they made to the success of the nineteenth century circus. These are iconic figures who should be drawn in from the margins of history and given the recognition they deserve.

The Acrobat

Author : John Stewart
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786491124
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Acrobat written by John Stewart and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-01-10 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arthur Barnes--"The 100 Somersault Man"--was the world's greatest acrobat, a legend of the circus. He toured for 23 years with the biggest companies in Britain, Europe and the United States, performing for all the crowned heads, as well as for Abraham Lincoln. This book traces his story as a bright thread of triumphs and tragedies running through the tapestry of the mid-Victorian era, a tapestry made rich by extraordinary events of the day and by the eccentric characters attracted to such a profession as the circus. We follow Barnes as he escapes the doom of the iron foundry by bounding out of the desperate slums of the East End of London at the age of 14 to become the "champion vaulter of all the world."

Menageries, Circuses and Theatres

Author : Edward Henry Bostock
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Menageries, Circuses and Theatres written by Edward Henry Bostock and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Making of the English Working Class

Author : E. P. Thompson
Publisher : Open Road Media
ISBN 13 : 1504022173
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Making of the English Working Class written by E. P. Thompson and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2016-03-15 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of the common people and the Industrial Revolution: “A true masterpiece” and one of the Modern Library’s 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the twentieth century (Tribune). During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and artisans claimed a place in society that would shape the following centuries. But the capitalist elite did not form the working class—the workers shaped their own creations, developing a shared identity in the process. Despite their lack of power and the indignity forced upon them by the upper classes, the working class emerged as England’s greatest cultural and political force. Crucial to contemporary trends in all aspects of society, at the turn of the nineteenth century, these workers united into the class that we recognize all across the Western world today. E. P. Thompson’s magnum opus, The Making of the English Working Class defined early twentieth-century English social and economic history, leading many to consider him Britain’s greatest postwar historian. Its publication in 1963 was highly controversial in academia, but the work has become a seminal text on the history of the working class. It remains incredibly relevant to the social and economic issues of current times, with the Guardian saying upon the book’s fiftieth anniversary that it “continues to delight and inspire new readers.”

The Circus and Victorian Society

Author : Brenda Assael
Publisher : University of Virginia Press
ISBN 13 : 9780813923406
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book The Circus and Victorian Society written by Brenda Assael and published by University of Virginia Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This conflict informs us not only of the complicated role that the circus played in Victorian society but provides a unique view into a collective psyche fraught by contradiction and anxiety.

Understanding the Victorians

Author : Susie L. Steinbach
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135762635
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (357 download)

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Download or read book Understanding the Victorians written by Susie L. Steinbach and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Victorian era was a time of dramatic change. During this period Britain ruled the largest empire on earth, witnessed the expansion of democracy, and developed universal education and mass print culture. Both its imperial might and the fact that it had industrialised and urbanised decades before any other nation, allowed it to dominate world politics and culture in many ways for the better part of the nineteenth century. Understanding the Victorians paints a vivid portrait of the era, combining broad survey with close analysis, and introduces students to the critical debates taking place among historians today. It encompasses all of Great Britain and Ireland over the whole of the Victorian period, giving prominence to social and cultural topics alongside politics and economics and emphasising class, gender, and racial and imperial positioning as constitutive of human relations. Starting with the Queen Caroline Affair in 1820 and coming right up to the start of World War I in 1914, Susie L. Steinbach uses thematic chapters to discuss and evaluate politics, imperialism, the economy, class, gender, the monarchy, arts and entertainment, religion, sexuality, religion, and science. Steinbach also provides three much-needed chapters on topics rarely covered at this introductory level on space, consumption, and the law. With a clear introduction outlining the key themes of the period, a detailed timeline, and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for all students of the nineteenth century.

Disabling Imagery and the Media

Author : Colin Barnes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781853310423
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (14 download)

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Download or read book Disabling Imagery and the Media written by Colin Barnes and published by . This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day

Author : Brian Groom
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0008471215
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day written by Brian Groom and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2022-04-14 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Waterstones Best History Book of 2022 The bestselling history of the North of England as told through the lives of its inhabitants. ‘Entertaining’ The Times ‘Definitive’ The Mirror ‘Highly readable’ Financial Times

Billy Smart's Circus

Author : David Jamieson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Billy Smart's Circus written by David Jamieson and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Billy Smart was a successful fairground showman who began his New World Circus in 1946. It grew rapidly and became Britain's largest travelling show complete with over 100 animals and top circus acts from all over the world. This book contains a unique collection of photographs from archives and individual collections.

The Leeds Pals

Author : Leeds Pals Volunteer Researchers
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750990171
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)

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Download or read book The Leeds Pals written by Leeds Pals Volunteer Researchers and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2018-11-19 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many men and boys from Leeds enlisted as volunteer soldiers at the outset of the First World War as part of the national phenomenon of 'Pals' that sprang up across the Britain. The Leeds Pals, who made up the 15th Battalion (Prince of Wales's Own) West Yorkshire Regiment (the City Battalion), trained in rugged Colsterdale and at Ripon, guarded the Suez Canal and were changed irrevocably by their experiences during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 when, on the first day, the battalion was devastated. Who were these men? How did their experiences resonate in Leeds? What impact did they have on the city itself? Using unpublished archive sources and original research, this book adds to our knowledge of the Leeds Pals through case studies and historical overview, revealing how the city treated this one battalion at the expense of others.

The Travels of Dean Mahomet

Author : Dean Mahomet
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520918517
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book The Travels of Dean Mahomet written by Dean Mahomet and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2023-11-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unusual study combines two books in one: the 1794 autobiographical travel narrative of an Indian, Dean Mahomet, recalling his years as camp-follower, servant, and subaltern officer in the East India Company's army (1769 to 1784); and Michael H. Fisher's portrayal of Mahomet's sojourn as an insider/outsider in India, Ireland, and England. Emigrating to Britain and living there for over half a century, Mahomet started what was probably the first Indian restaurant in England and then enjoyed a distinguished career as a practitioner of "oriental" medicine, i.e., therapeutic massage and herbal steam bath, in London and the seaside resort of Brighton. This is a fascinating account of life in late eighteenth-century India—the first book written in English by an Indian—framed by a mini-biography of a remarkably versatile entrepreneur. Travels presents an Indian's view of the British conquest of India and conveys the vital role taken by Indians in the colonial process, especially as they negotiated relations with Britons both in the colonial periphery and the imperial metropole. Connoisseurs of unusual travel narratives, historians of England, Ireland, and British India, as well as literary scholars of autobiography and colonial discourse will find much in this book. But it also offers an engaging biography of a resourceful, multidimensional individual.