The curious cast of Marie's early life -- Freaks, fakes and frog-eaters: an education in entertainment -- The King and I: modeller and mentor at Versailles -- Courting the crowds at the people's palace -- Marie and the mob -- Model citizens -- The shadow of the guillotine -- Hardship and heartache -- Love and money -- Vide et crede! The Lyceum Theatre, London -- Scotland and Ireland, 1803-1808 -- 'Much genteel company' -- Dramas and dangers 1822-1831 -- 'An inventive genius': Mrs Jarley, Madame Tussaud and Charles Dickens -- 'The leading exhibition in the metropolis' -- Bringing the Gods down to earth.
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