The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman

By David Waller
Published by Victorian Secrets
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Published: Nov. 22, 2011
Words: 72,759 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781906469368

Short description

Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was the Victorian Arnold Schwarzenegger - a strongman who was colossally famous in his day and possessed what was considered to be the most perfect male body. He rose from obscurity in Prussia to become a music-hall sensation in late Victorian London, going on to great success as a performer in North America and throughout the British Empire.

Extended description

Eugen Sandow (1867-1925) was the Victorian Arnold Schwarzenegger - a strongman who was colossally famous in his day and possessed what was considered to be the most perfect male body. He rose from obscurity in Prussia to become a music-hall sensation in late Victorian London, going on to great success as a performer in North America and throughout the British Empire.

Written with humour and insight into the popular culture of late-Victorian England, David Waller's book argues that Sandow deserves to be resurrected as a significant cultural figure whose life, like that of Oscar Wilde, tells us a great deal about sexuality and celebrity at the Fin de Siècle.

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victorian, strength, bodybuilding, masculinity, music hall

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