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Clara's Grand Tour

Clara's Grand Tour

by Glynis Ridley (Author)

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    Paperback 2005

    $3.25
Synopsis

In 1741, a young three-ton Indian rhinoceros called Clara was brought to Europe where she was displayed before everyone from peasants to princes. In the seventeen years she toured the Continent (in an enormous coach drawn by eight horses) she became a favourite of Frederick the Great and Louis XV and an inspiration for poems, fashions and trinkets. Clara, alas, developed an uncommon fondness for beer and tobacco. Glynis Ridley's delightful book brings to sparkling life the story of this most singular of celebrities.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: Main
 Publisher: Atlantic Books
Published: 14 Jul 2005
ISBN 10: 1843541475
ISBN 13: 9781843541479

Media Reviews
'The enchanting story of a rhinoceros taken on a tour of eighteenth-century Europe... Entertaining.' John Mullan, Guardian 'A jewel of a story' New Scientist; 'Wonderful' Conde Nast Traveller; 'Clara's Grand Tour is a little book with big ideas. A beautifully produced volume... Glynis Ridley approaches her whimsical subject matter with wit, affection and enjoyment, but this is also a serious work that sheds interesting light on a number of cultural and historical ideas.' Samuel Blake, Times Literary Supplement; 'Glynis Ridley's perfectly turned-out book... doesn't deal in questions, offering only an open invitation to watch, wonder and admire... No so much a biography as a jewel box of glimpses into the eighteenth-century mindset...Beautifully told.' Scotsman
Author Bio
Glynis Ridley was a lecturer in eighteenth- century studies at Queen's University, Belfast. She now lives in Kentucky.