Bettymania and the Birth of Celebrity Culture by Jeffrey Kahan

Bettymania and the Birth of Celebrity Culture

Jeffrey Kahan

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"In 1804, a kind of madness descended upon Britain. A thirteen-year-old boy, William-Henry West Betty, arrived and, in a seeming instant, took Ireland, Scotland, and England by storm. Crowds were so intent upon securing tickets for Betty's perform...

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