The Perfect Man

The Perfect Man
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Publisher : Victorian Secrets
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781906469252
ISBN-13 : 1906469253
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Book Synopsis The Perfect Man by : David Waller

Download or read book The Perfect Man written by David Waller and published by Victorian Secrets. This book was released on 2011 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was a Victorian strongman who was colossally famous in his day and possessed what was deemed to be the most perfect male body. He rose from obscurity in Prussia to become a music-hall sensation in late Victorian London, going on to great success as a performer in North America and throughout the British Empire. He was a friend to King Edward VII and was appointed Professor of Physical Culture to King George V. His physical culture system was adopted by hundreds of thousands around the world. He lost his fortune at the time of the First World War and he ended up being buried in an unmarked grave in Putney Vale Cemetery. There is lively interest in him on the web where his dumbells or chest-extenders sell for hundreds of pounds and an autographed photograph for thousands. Written with humour and insight into the popular culture of late Victorian England, Waller's book argues that Sandow deserves to be resurrected as a significant cultural figure whose life, like that of Oscar Wilde, tells us a great deal about sexuality and celebrity at the fin de siecle.


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