tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post3840114144871652069..comments2024-03-27T23:55:17.673-07:00Comments on Flogging Babel: A Novel Waiting to be WrittenMichael Swanwickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18389836784776252022noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1484180326012950400.post-87776649793293138142012-07-25T19:42:46.474-07:002012-07-25T19:42:46.474-07:00I've got admit, I find it hard to believe that...I've got admit, I find it hard to believe that Barnum didn't know the truth about her. Or at the very least, that he felt ashamed about falsely representing her age. He made money off of plenty of other ridiculous gags that he knew the truth about, didn't he?<br /><br />Of course, the idea that Barnum of all people was swindled by an invalid member of America's most powerless class is so delicious on so many levels that we can't help but want to believe it. A sucker born every minute, indeed.David Stonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09983230505509685792noreply@blogger.com