Nights at the Circus Summary
Angela Carter

Nights at the Circus Summary

Nights at the Circus is divided into three sections. The first section is set in London in 1899, just before the turn of the century. Jack Walser, a young but well-traveled journalist, is interviewing Sophie Fevvers, an aerialiste, originally for the Cirque d’Hiver, but now for Captain Kearney’s Grand Imperial Tour. The performer, who goes only by the name Fevvers, is extraordinary in that she claims to have real wings...

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