The Fascinating Madame Tussaud (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781905460366)

Paris, 1793. Marie Crossholz manages the wax museum set up by her father. In exchange for bribes, some executioners allow her to mould the faces of guillotined aristocrats. . . After the French Revolution, Marie Crossholz becomes Mrs. Tussaud. Disappointed by her marriage, she leaves for London with the ambition to create a wax museum there. New struggles and other tumultuous adventures await her. . . Thirty years later, in 1835, she inaugurates the famous Tussaud Museum of Baker Street in London, which today continues to grow with new celebrities and attracts millions of visitors!

Author: Rene Follet,Andre-Paul DuChateau
ISBN-10: 1905460368
ISBN-13: 9781905460366
Publisher: Cinebook Ltd
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2008
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 10.15h x 7.33w x 0.26d