| Description |
266 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Note |
"Tod Robbins, athlete, socialite and author of a brace of remarkable horror stories, was born Clarence Aaron Robbins in Brooklyn, New York, on 25 June 1888. His grandfather, Aaron Robbins, was a successful merchant; his parents, Clarence and Eloise, were prominent members of New York society. In 1923, Munsey's Magazine published 'Spurs', which Tod Browning used as the basis of his notorious 1932 quasi-horror film Freaks. Browning and his writers took the basic set-up of Robbins's story--a beautiful circus performer marries a dwarf for the money he has inherited--and made many changes to it, including giving it a new and notably gruesome ending."--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
Freak shows -- Fiction.
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Amusement parks -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Mystery fiction.
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| Added Author |
Mikul, Chris.
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| ISBN |
9781605430751 |
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1605430757 |
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