print email comment close Dumbstruck: A Cultural History of Ventriloquism URL: http://www.stevenconnor.com/dumbstruck/ Description: This companion to a 2000 book on ventriloquism "makes available the Dumbstruck Archive of texts and images relating to the history of ventriloquism." Includes the first chapter of the book, selected articles and text of presentations, and links to historical material on topics such as divination, scientists and ventriloquism, popular explanations (from the 18th and 19th centuries), performers, and talking machines. From a British author and professor. Author: Connor, Steven LII Database Information: Record 26572 created by Maria Brandt on 07/21/2008 Last modification on 08/06/2008 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 02/14/2009 Published: 08/07/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26572