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The Hottentot Venus

The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman

by Rachel Holmes

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Paperback Pub: 05/01/2021

Synopsis

In 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London's most famous curiosity, became its legal cause célèbre.

Famed for her exquisite physique – in particular her shapely bottom – she was stared at, stripped, pinched, painted, worshipped and ridiculed. This talented, tragic young South African… more

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ISBN:: 9781408899113; 9781408899113
Category:: History
Format:: Paperback
Publication Date:: 05-01-2021
Language:: English
Publisher:: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country of origin:: United Kingdom
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 197x129x20mm
Weight:: 0.22kg

Reviews

'A significant and timely book … Holmes has produced a laceratingly powerful story'
Frances Wilson, Literary Review

“Holmes' biography of this unhappy woman is gripping and meticulously researched”
– Spectator

“Impeccable ... In telling her extraordinary story, Holmes's fascinating book illuminates the forces which dominated her age, and resound in our own”
– Sunday Telegraph

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The Hottentot Venus

The Life and Death of Sarah Baartman

by Rachel Holmes

In 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London's most famous curiosity, became its legal cause célèbre.

In 1810 the slave turned showgirl Sarah Baartman, London's most famous curiosity, became its legal cause célèbre.

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