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The Adventures of Mr. Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus
The Adventures of Mr Maximillian Bacchus and His Travelling Circus Author:Clive Barker, David Niall Wilson, Richard A. Kirk (Illustrator) Maximillian Bacchus is the ringmaster, ruler, guide and owner of what he considers the greatest show in the world. Traveling with a Crocodile named Malachi, a trapeze girl named Ophelia, a strong mane they call Hero, which is short for Hieronymus a clown named Domingo de Ybarrondo, who paints in a wagon pulled by a giant Ibis bird, the troupe wa... more »nders from adventure to adventure with mythic aplomb. From the first story, in which Indigo Murphy, the best bird handler in the world leaves the show to join in matrimony with the Duke Lorenzo de Medici, to the fabled court of Kubla Khan, the magic never stops. You will meet a young apple thief named Angelo with magic eyes, and an orang-outang named Bathsheba, and a host of other amazing characters with names and personas cut like a patchwork quilt from the mythologies and dreams of the world.
Contents:
The fool rises --
The wedding of Indigo Murphy to the duke Lorenze de Medici, and how Angelo was discovered in an orchard --
The face of the flying lion fish and why Doctor Jozabiah Bentham's Theatre of Tears sailed north --
How the clown Domingo de Y Barrondo fell over the edge of the world --
How Mr. Maximiilan Bacchus' travelling circus reached Cathay and entertained the court of the khan called Kublai in Xanadu, how they sought the bearded bird, and how, at last, Angelo was lost --
The world and words between the cracks / David Niall Wilson.