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Nights at the Circus Study Guide

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by Angela Carter
About 90 pages (27,058 words)
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Ma Nelson's Whorehouse

Ma Nelson's is the house where Lizzie lives and where Fevvers is raised. To Fevvers, the house is simple but grand, and even its beauty turns out to be an illusion once Ma Nelson dies.

Ma Nelson's/ Fevvers' Gilded Sword

Ma Nelson gives Fevvers a toy sword to complete her Winged Victory costume. Fevers keeps it as a good luck item but loses it to the Grand Duke's rage.

Ma Nelson's/ Lizzie's Gilded Clock

Lizzie's clock is what Lizzie takes from the house after Ma Nelson's death. The clock has a statue of Father Time but is always stuck on 12.

Battersea

Battersea is the town where Lizzie's sister lives and runs the ice cream shop. This becomes Fevvers' home after Ma Nelson's house and is where she has some of her happiest times.

Madame Schreck's.....

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