Waxing mythical : the life and legend of Madame Tussaud
Berridge, Kate2007
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Madame Tussaud is a name known all over the world. The queue to her exhibition is a landmark. Such is its phenomenal success, it has eclipsed the woman who started it all. This title looks at Marie Tussaud's remarkable life, showing how with grit and audacity she overcame reversals of fortune and built an extraordinary spectacle.
Main title:
Waxing mythical : the life and legend of Madame Tussaud / Kate Berridge.
Author:
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2007.
Collation:
xii, 352 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: New York: W. Morrow; London: John Murray, 2006.Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-335) and index.
ISBN:
9780719565526 (pbk)0719565529 (pbk)
Dewey class:
736.9'3'092736.93 TUS920.TUSS
Language:
English
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BRN:
172052