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Berridge, Kate.
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Tussaud, Marie, 1761-1850.
Wax modellers -- France -- Biography.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
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Madame Tussaud : a life in wax / Kate Berridge.
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Berridge, Kate.
New York : Harper Perennial, 2007.
Subjects
Tussaud, Marie, 1761-1850.
Wax modellers -- France -- Biography.
France -- History -- Revolution, 1789-1799.
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http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0713/2006048134.html
ISBN:
9780060528485 (pbk.) :
0060528486
Description:
xii, 352 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Edition:
1st HarperPerennial ed.
Contents:
The curious cast of Marie's early life -- Freaks, fakes and frog-eaters: an education in entertainment -- The King and I: modeller and mentor at Versailles -- Courting the crowds at the people's palace -- Marie and the mob -- Model citizens -- The shadow of the guillotine -- Hardship and heartache -- Love and money -- Vide et crede! The Lyceum Theatre, London -- Scotland and Ireland, 1803-1808 -- 'Much genteel company' -- Dramas and dangers 1822-1831 -- 'An inventive genius': Mrs Jarley, Madame Tussaud and Charles Dickens -- 'The leading exhibition in the metropolis' -- Brining the Gods down to earth.
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Millions have visited the museums that bear her name, yet few know much about Madame Tussaud. This intelligent, pragmatic businesswoman had both a ringside seat and a cameo role in the French Revolution, then went on to plant the seed of our obsession with celebrity. Writer Berridge tells her complete story for the first time, drawing upon sources including Tussaud's memoirs and historical archives. It is a grand-scale success story--how a woman born in 1761 to an 18-year-old cook overcame reversals of fortune to build the first worldwide brand identified simply by its founder's name: Madame Tussaud's. Central to her success was her status as a victim and survivor of the French Revolution. Her memoirs placed claims of friendships with royals and revolutionaries--including Marie Antoinette and Marat--alongside personal horrors. But, as a born entrepreneur, did she extend her flair for publicity to molding her own story?--From publisher description.
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Hawaii State Library
Art, Music & Recreation
736.93 Tussaud Be
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Adult Biography
B Tussaud Be
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