The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno
Bryson, Ellen
Bartholomew Fortuno, the World's Thinnest Man, believes that his unusual body is a gift. Hired by none other than P.T. Barnum to work at his spectacular American Museum-a modern marvel of macabre displays and live performances by Barnum's cast of freaks and oddities-Fortuno has reached the pinnacle of his career. But after a decade of solid performance, he finds his contentment flagging. When a carriage pulls up outside the Museum in the dead ...