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Neo-Victorian freakery : the cultural afterlife of the Victorian freak show / Helen Davies. the cultural afterlife of the Victorian freak show /

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Main Author:	Davies, Helen, 1983- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.
Subjects:	English literature > History and criticism. Human body in literature. Curiosities and wonders in literature. Exhibitions > Great Britain > History > 19th century. Abnormalities, Human > History. Freak shows > Influence. Human body in motion pictures. Curiosities and wonders in motion pictures.
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