The Autobiography of a Clown

This memoirs of Jules Turnour came from a famous article that was seen in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909. Jules Turnour relays with Isaac Marcosson his life experiences and that of being a clown in a circus, both in Europe and the United States. By sharing moving, entertaining, and miserable incidents that he underwent or perceived, he exhibits his passion of circus life and his art. "As soon as I hear the music of the band...and the indescribable movement of the crowd toward the big tent...I am stirred to action, the weariness falls away like magic, and I am young again." The Autobiography of a Clown includes these stories: I Am Born in a Circus Wagon; I Become a Clown; I Join the Tented Circus; I Tell About Clown Tricks; I Learn About Life; I Relate Some Clown History; and I Give My Creed. Isaac Frederick Marcosson was a U.S. editor, born in Louisville, Kentucky, and attended the schools of Louisville. He was the associate editor of The World's Work, and he later became a member of and financial editor of The Saturday Evening Post. Then, he became the editor of Munsey's Magazine. Some of his works are: The War After the War; The Rebirth of Russia; The Business of War; Adventures in Interviewing; An African Adventure; Turbulent Years with Daniel Frohman, Charles Frohman; Manager and Man; Metal Magic: The Story of the American Smelting and Refining Company; The Black Golconda: The Romance of Petroleum; Caravans of Commerce; Leonard Wood: The Prophet of Preparedness; Peace and Business; S.O.S - America's Miracle in France; David Graham Phillips and His Times; Wherever Men Trade: The Romance of the Cash Register (the story of National Cash Register - NCR); Colonel Deeds - Industrial Builder (Edward Anthony Deeds).