Freaks in late nineteenth-century British media and medicine

This thesis explores the prevalence of freaks in late nineteenth-century British culture through popular and medical print media. Through their consistent representation and exhibition, freaks became a part of mainstream culture. Due to their regular reproduction, freak narratives and images often p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pettit, Fiona Yvette
Other Authors: Kember, Joe
Published: University of Exeter 2012
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.566206