You’ve seen the creepy wax figures of celebrities, but did you know that Madame Tussaud was an actual person who hung out with Marie Antoinette? Today we’re looking at the artist who survived The Terror to rule an entertainment empire that is still going strong 200 years later.

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Non-fiction

Madame Tussaud: A Life in Wax by Kate Berridge - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1484920.Madame_Tussaud

Memoirs of Madame Tussaud - https://archive.org/details/11499676.2170.emory.edu/page/n13/mode/2up

The Tussaud Test of Popularity by Stuff You Missed in History Class - https://www.iheart.com/podcast/stuff-you-missed-in-history-cl-21124503/episode/the-tussaud-test-of-popularity-30208164/

The Story of Madame Tussaud by History Extra Podcast - https://www.historyextra.com/period/georgian/story-life-madame-marie-tussaud-edward-carey-little-novel-podcast/

Fiction

Little by Edward Carey - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38649806-little

Madame Tussaud by Michelle Moran - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8689913-madame-tussaud

Further Reading

Dr. Phillipe Curtious - https://www.geriwalton.com/madame-tussauds-mentor-philippe-mathe-curtius/

How the Real Madame Tussaud Built a Business Out of Beheadings - https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/tussauds

Madame Tussaud: The Astounding Tale of Survival Behind the Woman Who Made History - https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/oct/04/madame-tussaud-edward-carey-little

Marie Antoinette Series on Storical Podcast - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/storical/tag/marie+antoinette

Historical Pandemics Blog Post - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/sweet-tea-apothecary/2020/3/31/historical-outbreaks-and-pandemics-and-how-humans-overcame-them

Quarantine and Chill Blog Post - https://www.immortalperfumes.com/sweet-tea-apothecary/2020/4/2/quarantine-and-chill-some-books-museums-tv-shows-and-project-ideas-to-get-you-through-isolation