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The pantomime life of Joseph Grimaldi : laughter, madness and the story of Britain's greatest comedian
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- Creator
- Andrew McConnell Stott
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Edinburgh ; New York : Canongate Books, 2009
- Physical Details
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- xxvii, 433 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 9781847672957, 1847672957
- OCLC
- ocn426122190
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-417) and index.
- PART ONE. 1778-1800: The wonders of Derbyshire -- The wizard of the silver rocks -- Harlequin's frolics -- The flying world -- PART TWO. 1800-10: The magic of Mona -- The spirit of the waters -- Mother Goose -- The forty virgins -- PART THREE. 1811-37: Harlequin in his element -- The orphan of Peru -- Poor Robin -- The libertine destroyed -- Epilogue