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- catalog abstract "Abalone, Arizona, is a sleepy southwestern town whose chief concerns are boredom and surviving the Great Depression. That is, until the circus of Dr. Lao arrives and immensely and irrevocably changes the lives of everyone drawn to its tents. Expecting a sideshow spectacle, the citizens of Abalone instead confront and learn profound lessons from the mythical made real--a chimera, a Medusa, a talking sphinx, a sea serpent, witches, the Hound of the Hedges, a werewolf, a mermaid, an ancient god, and the elusive, ever-changing Dr. Lao. The circus unfolds, spinning magical, dark strands that ensnare the town's populace: the sea serpent's tale shatters love's illusions; the fortune-teller's shocking pronouncements toll the tedium and secret dread of every person's life; sensual undercurrents pour forth for men and women alike; and the dead walk again. Dazzling and macabre, literary and philosophical, The Circus of Dr. Lao has been acclaimed as a masterpiece of speculative fiction and influenced such writers as Ray Bradbury.".
- catalog contributor b6855923.
- catalog contributor b6855924.
- catalog contributor b6855925.
- catalog coverage "Arizona Fiction.".
- catalog created "1935.".
- catalog date "1935".
- catalog date "1935.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1935.".
- catalog description "Abalone, Arizona, is a sleepy southwestern town whose chief concerns are boredom and surviving the Great Depression. That is, until the circus of Dr. Lao arrives and immensely and irrevocably changes the lives of everyone drawn to its tents. Expecting a sideshow spectacle, the citizens of Abalone instead confront and learn profound lessons from the mythical made real--a chimera, a Medusa, a talking sphinx, a sea serpent, witches, the Hound of the Hedges, a werewolf, a mermaid, an ancient god, and the elusive, ever-changing Dr. Lao. The circus unfolds, spinning magical, dark strands that ensnare the town's populace: the sea serpent's tale shatters love's illusions; the fortune-teller's shocking pronouncements toll the tedium and secret dread of every person's life; sensual undercurrents pour forth for men and women alike; and the dead walk again. Dazzling and macabre, literary and philosophical, The Circus of Dr. Lao has been acclaimed as a masterpiece of speculative fiction and influenced such writers as Ray Bradbury.".
- catalog description "Bleiler, E. F. Checklist of science-fiction & supernatural fiction, p. 73".
- catalog description "Currey, L. W. Science fiction and fantasy authors, p. 187".
- catalog extent "154 p. :".
- catalog isReferencedBy "Bleiler, E. F. Checklist of science-fiction & supernatural fiction, p. 73".
- catalog isReferencedBy "Currey, L. W. Science fiction and fantasy authors, p. 187".
- catalog issued "1935".
- catalog issued "1935.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : The Viking Press,".
- catalog spatial "Arizona Fiction.".
- catalog subject "813.5".
- catalog subject "Circus Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Circus performers Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Depressions Fiction.".
- catalog subject "Fantasy fiction, American.".
- catalog subject "Mythology Fiction.".
- catalog subject "PS3511.I64 C5 1935".
- catalog title "The circus of Dr. Lao / by Charles G. Finney; with drawings by Boris Artzybasheff.".
- catalog type "Fantasy fiction. gsafd".
- catalog type "Fiction. fast".
- catalog type "text".