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Sideshows & Spectacles: Victorian Entertainment Book of Postcards

Sideshows & Spectacles: Victorian Entertainment Book of Postcards

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Published with: the British Library

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Come one, come all! For high-wire entertainment, dramatic feats, original acts, and the most magnificent exhibitions from around the world, take a seat and enjoy the Victorian era’s dazzling sideshows and spectacles. Magic shows, séances, pantomimes, and circus acts were popular forms of entertainment during the Victorian era, when interest in spiritualism and curiosities from faraway lands was at a peak. The industrial revolution wrought huge changes in society, and people found themselves with more time and money for leisure activities. From Modern Witchery to The Fakirs of Benares, these spectacles were advertised on colorful posters, attracting crowds to stages and fairground tents throughout Britain. Thirty such posters are presented here.

Details

30 color reproductions bound in a handy postcard collection
  • Mail the postcards, or keep the book for your own collection
  • Decorate your office or dorm room with a wall of images
  • Informative introductory text
  • Backs of postcards offer enough room for short messages
  • Perforated for easy removal
  • Oversized postcards may require additional postage
  • Pomegranate’s books of postcards feature exclusive selections of art from museums and artists around the world

Published with the British Library

Book: 6.875 x 4.75 x .375 in.
Postcard: 6.5 x 4.75 in.

ISBN 9780764981319

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