Project Gutenberg 2014-08-28 Public domain in the USA. 553 Grimaldi, Joseph 1779 1837 Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 Boz Dickens, Charles John Huffam Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memoirs_of_Joseph_Grimaldi Produced by Carlos Colon, Emmanuel Ackerman, University of Toronto and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi" by Joseph Grimaldi is a historical account written in the early 19th century. The work provides an intimate portrait of the life of the iconic English clown and performer, Joseph Grimaldi, capturing his rise from childhood stardom to becoming a celebrated figure in the theatrical world. This memoir not only offers insight into his personal experiences but also delves into the theatrical culture of the time, including the pantomimes that delighted audiences across London. At the start of the memoir, Joseph Grimaldi reflects on his early fascination with clowns and the pantomime performances that captured his imagination as a child. The introductory chapter recounts his own beginnings in the world of theatre, highlighting his precocious talent as he made his stage debut at a remarkably young age, sowing the seeds for a lifelong connection with performance. Through vivid anecdotes about his eccentric family, especially his father, a clown himself, Grimaldi sets the stage for a rich exploration of his career, foreshadowing the challenges and triumphs that would define his legacy in the world of entertainment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Grimaldi, Joseph, 1779-1837 Clowns -- Great Britain -- Biography PN Text Category: Biographies Category: British Literature 830517 2025-07-18T17:13:25.251885 text/html 817328 2024-10-24T10:17:30 text/html 741938 2025-07-18T17:13:34.565849 application/epub+zip 739934 2025-07-18T17:13:26.495863 application/epub+zip 378496 2025-07-18T17:13:25.862924 application/epub+zip 945924 2025-07-18T17:13:40.716842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 892962 2025-07-18T17:13:33.901852 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 532718 2022-09-21T08:40:10.345768 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 754413 2025-07-18T17:13:24.211875 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 734376 2024-10-24T10:17:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18820 2025-07-18T17:13:40.860785 application/rdf+xml 13050 2025-07-18T17:13:25.972865 image/jpeg 2371 2025-07-18T17:13:25.919860 image/jpeg 644204 2025-07-18T17:13:25.339858 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia