This book in the "Circus, Carnival & Menagerie: A Series of Classic Works" series contains portions of "Theatrical and Circus Life or, Secrets of the Stage, Green-Room and Sawdust Arena" but has maintained and edited only the portions relevant to circus, carnival or menagerie. The pieces used are meant to be an "expose" of the sort where the original author writes in a manner that both demonizes the circus industry and romanticizes it. The book covers...
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