Project Gutenberg 2008-08-09 Public domain in the USA. 150 Castaigne, J. André 1861 1929 Castaigne, J. Andre Castaigne, André Castaigne, Andre Castaigne, A. (André) The Bill-Toppers Reading ease score: 81.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Illustrated by the author. Produced by Roger Frank and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Bill-Toppers" by J. André Castaigne is a fictional novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the journey of a family of entertainers, primarily focusing on young Lily Clifton, a talented trick cyclist, as her father, P. T. Clifton, strives to make her a star in the world of performance. This narrative delves into themes of ambition, the harsh realities of show business, and the dynamics of family relationships within the context of their travels across various countries. The opening of the book introduces us to the Cliftons on a voyage to Calcutta, where P. T. Clifton dreams of showcasing his daughter Lily, who has already garnered acclaim in Australia. As they travel, we see Lily grow up amidst the rigors of the circus lifestyle, gaining skills and confidence as she learns the tricks of the trade from her father and interacts with other performers. The excerpt captures their arduous life, full of travels and performances, as well as the interplay between ambition, parental expectations, and Lily's blossoming persona as an emerging star. The narrative sets the stage for the challenges the family will face in the competitive world of entertainment, hinting at both the excitement of the circus and the pressures that accompany it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Vaudeville -- Fiction Stunt cycling -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 708149 708066 2024-10-11T09:20:12.934807 2023-09-11T11:44:25.589207 text/html text/html 733251 2008-08-09T17:25:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1278030 2008-08-09T17:25:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1213569 2024-10-11T09:20:24.851737 application/epub+zip 1227739 2024-10-11T09:20:15.693807 application/epub+zip 349012 2024-10-11T09:20:14.089797 application/epub+zip 1477637 2024-10-11T09:20:31.526719 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1421863 2024-10-11T09:20:23.583765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 524750 2022-09-12T08:39:04.106461 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 636684 636601 2024-10-11T09:20:10.997858 2023-09-11T11:44:24.059170 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 636558 2008-08-09T17:25:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 246639 2008-08-09T17:25:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 636552 2008-08-09T17:25:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 246569 2008-08-09T17:25:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22283 2024-10-11T09:20:31.680693 application/rdf+xml 12650 2024-10-11T09:20:14.673809 image/jpeg 3341 2024-10-11T09:20:14.381800 image/jpeg 1192057 2024-10-11T09:20:13.053786 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia