# Nights at the Circus

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- Authors: [Angela Carter](https://www.bookquiver.com/angela-carter)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-10-31
- Genres: Performing arts, Classic fiction: literary and general, Historical fiction, Society and culture: general

## Description

Is Sophie Fevvers, toast of Europe's capitals, part swan... or all fake? Courted by the Prince of Wales and painted by Toulouse-Lautrec, she is an aerialiste extraordinaire and star of Colonel Kearney's circus. She is also part woman, part swan. Jack Walser, an American journalist, is on a quest to discover the truth behind her identity. Dazzled by his love for her, and desperate for the scoop of a lifetime, Walser has no choice but to join the circus on its magical tour through turn-of-the-nineteenth-century London, St Petersburg and Siberia. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY SARAH WATERS **One of the BBC's 100 Novels That Shaped Our World** 'A spellbinding achievement' Literary Review 'Raunchy, raucous... a rich, turn of the 19th century world, which reeks of human and animal variety' The Times

## Editions

### Nights at the Circus

- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-00-9938-861-6
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2025-10-09
- Language: en_GB

### Nights at the Circus

- Publisher: vintage_classics
- ISBN: 978-15-2995-560-6
- Pages: 368
- Published: 2025-09-04
- Language: en_GB

### Nights at the Circus

- Publisher: vintage_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-0901-533-8
- Published: 2012-10-31
- Language: en_GB

### Nights at the Circus

- Publisher: penguin_books
- ISBN: 978-01-4007-703-2
- Pages: 304
- Published: 1986-03-04
- Language: en_US