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The English Circus

Ruth Manning-Sanders

出版	Laurie, 1952
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Gj4OAQAAIAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Comprehensive history of the circus in England from Roman origins and medieval jugglers to 17th and 18th century riding schools from which the modern circus derived. Circus personalities discussed include Philip and John Astley, Ducrow, Thomas Cooke, Hengler, Lord George Danger, Whimsical Walker, Frank Foster, and Bertram Mills. Also covered are performing acts, the training of circus animals, and a chapter on the author's experience with a traveling circus.