The Autobiography of a Clown
This "as told to" autobiography of Jules Turnour is based on a popular article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909. Turnour relates through Marcosson his personal history and that of the circus, both in Europe and the United States. By recounting touching, amusing, and heartbreaking events that he experienced or witnessed, he demonstrates his love of circus life and his craft. "As soon as I hear the music of the band...and the indescribable movement of the crowd toward the big tent...I am stirred to action, the weariness falls away like magic, and I am young again." Photographs of Mr. Turnour are interspersed throughout the text, which is accessible at http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/46139 ~ Lee Smalley
Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | Lee Smalley |
00:04:08 |
| Play 01 | I Am Born in a Circus Wagon | Lee Smalley |
00:14:59 |
| Play 02 | I Become a Clown | Lee Smalley |
00:12:57 |
| Play 03 | I Join the Tented Circus | Lee Smalley |
00:11:07 |
| Play 04 | I Tell About Clown Tricks | Lee Smalley |
00:15:50 |
| Play 05 | I Learn About Life | Lee Smalley |
00:11:39 |
| Play 06 | I Relate Some Clown History | Lee Smalley |
00:09:12 |
| Play 07 | I Give My Creed | Lee Smalley |
00:08:51 |