Billy Waters Is Dancing

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The story of William Waters, Black street performer in Regency London, and how his huge celebrity took on a life of its own Every child in Regency London knew Billy Waters, the celebrated "King of the Beggars." Likely born into enslavement in 1770s New York, he became a Royal Navy sailor. After losing his leg in a fall from the rigging, the talented and irrepressible Waters became London's most famous street performer. His extravagantly costumed image blazed across the stage and in print to an unprecedented degree. For all his contemporary renown, Waters died destitute in 1823--but his legend would live on for decades. Mary L. Shannon's biography draws together surviving traces of Waters' life to bring us closer to the historical figure underlying them. Considering Waters' influence on the London stage and his echoing resonances in visual art, and writing by Douglass, Dickens, and Thackeray, Shannon asks us to reconsider Black presences in nineteenth-century popular culture. This is a vital attempt to recover a life from historical obscurity--and a fascinating account of what it meant to find fame in the Regency metropolis.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Mary L. Shannon
Publisher : Yale University Press
Release : 2024-07-09
File : 398 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780300267686


Selection From The Dramatic Works Of William T Moncrieff Etc With A Portrait

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Author : William Thomas Moncrieff (pseud. [i.e. William Thomas Thomas.])
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Release : 1851
File : 562 Pages
ISBN-13 : NLS:B000192416


Selections From The Dramatic Works Of William T Moncrieff

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Author : William Thomas Moncrieff
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Release : 1851
File : 562 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:B3578588


True History Of Tom And Jerry

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Genre : London (England)
Author : Pierce Egan
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Release : 1890
File : 264 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105005662791


The True History Of Tom And Jerry Or The Day And Night Scenes Of Life In London With A Key To The Persons And Places Together With A Vocabulary And Glossary Of The Flash And Slang Terms By C Hindley

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Genre : London (England)
Author : Pierce Egan
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Release : 1888
File : 264 Pages
ISBN-13 : OXFORD:590330201


Unknown London Vol 1

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This is an anthology of literature and graphic illustration that effectively defined a formative moment in the history of London.

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Genre : History
Author : John Marriott
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Release : 2024-10-28
File : 334 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781040242568


Papers

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Genre : Literature
Author : Manchester Literary Club
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Release : 1887
File : 528 Pages
ISBN-13 : UIUC:30112087573926


Papers Of The Manchester Literary Club

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Genre : English literature
Author : Manchester Literary Club
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Release : 1887
File : 526 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433084718893


Imagined Londons

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Imagined Londons explores the diverse ways that Britain's "global city" has been imagined and represented in literature, history, the arts, and popular culture, from the mid–nineteenth century to the present day. American and British contributors examine a variety of topics, ranging from poetry to architecture, from dance music to gay pornography, from "tube" maps to the role of Bangladeshi communities in shaping contemporary London politics. Broadly interdisciplinary and deeply attentive to London's historical diversity, the book is unified by its attention to a single question: How have the many imaginations and representations of London shaped—and been shaped by—history and culture? The answers provided within this volume offer the chance to view London in surprising new ways.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Pamela K. Gilbert
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Release : 2012-02-01
File : 268 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780791487976


Images Of The Outcast

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'Cries', artistic representations of the various denizens of London's streets including prostitutes, beggars and tinkers, were produced between 1580 and 1900. This study analyses the representation behind the art of the 'Cries' in a social, cultural and historical context.

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Genre : Art
Author : Sean Shesgreen
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Release : 2002
File : 252 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0719062934