About this episode

The episode discusses a girl who appeared in Bristol in 1817 wearing a turban, causing a stir in the town.

A girl showed up at a town near Bristol in 1817 wearing a turban, and everyone went nuts.  SOURCES: "The Caraboo Hoax," Margaret Russell John Matthew Gutch's narrative English Eccentrics, by Edith Sitwell "Devonshire Characters and Strange Events" "British Performances of Java," Matthew Isaac Cohen See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Topics covered

• hoaxes
• history
• Bristol
• cultural events
• 19th century
• identity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Caraboo Hoax, English Eccentrics, Devonshire Characters and Strange Events, British Performances of Java

Places: Bristol

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