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The Circus of Dr. Lao
The Circus of Dr. Lao (1935) is a novel written by the American newspaperman and writer Charles G. Finney. It won one of the inaugural National Book Awards: the Most Original Book of 1935.
Although the first edition was illustrated by Boris Artzybasheff, many later editions omit the illustrations.
Plot summary.
The novel is set in the fictional town of Abalone, Arizona, whose inhabitants epitomize ordinary Americans as they are simultaneously backhandedly celebrated and lovingly pilloried for their emergent reactions to
The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories
The Circus of Dr. Lao and Other Improbable Stories was an anthology of fantasy stories edited by Ray Bradbury and published in 1956. Many of the stories had originally appeared in various magazines including "The New Yorker", "Charm", "Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine", "Harper's", and "Unknown".
Contents.
- Introduction, by Ray Bradbury
- "The Circus of Dr. Lao", by Charles G. Finney