CD Audiobook
The autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb [sound recording] / Melanie Benjamin.
Never growing beyond two feet and eight inches, Mercy Lavinia "Vinnie" Bump spent much of her life in seclusion. However, when she impressed legendary showman P.T. Barnum, she suddenly became the world's most unlikely celebrity. In this fictional autobiography, Vinnie recounts her life, her travels with Barnum, and her wedding to co-worker and fellow tiny superstar, General Tom Thumb.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780307713483
- ISBN: 0307713482
- ISBN: 9780307713506
- ISBN: 0307713504
- Physical Description: 12 sound discs (ca. 75 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Random House : 2011.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact discs. Duration: 11:00:00. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director, Jill Whitesides. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Kim Mai Guest. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Magri, M. Lavinia (Mercy Lavinia), 1841-1919 > Fiction. Women circus performers > United States > Fiction. Dwarfs > United States > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Biographical fiction. Audiobooks. |
Summary:
Never growing beyond two feet and eight inches, Mercy Lavinia "Vinnie" Bump spent much of her life in seclusion. However, when she impressed legendary showman P.T. Barnum, she suddenly became the world's most unlikely celebrity. In this fictional autobiography, Vinnie recounts her life, her travels with Barnum, and her wedding to co-worker and fellow tiny superstar, General Tom Thumb.
