The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman by Rachel Holmes, Rachel Holmes
The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman

Rachel Holmes, Rachel Holmes

The Hottentot Venus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman

Rachel Holmes, Rachel Holmes

256 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

fiction history reflective slow-paced
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Saartjie took London by storm. Everyone, from the working classes to the aristocracy, flocked to see her; cartoons, articles and verses were penned about her, the bustle came into fashion just as she rose to fame and women tried to emulate her la...

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