The Perfect Man - The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman

Eugen Sandow at the Wimbledon BookFest

admin — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 11:21:18 +0000

David Waller will be talking about his book The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman at this year’s Wimbledon BookFest.

Venue: Dalziel Room, King’s Collge School, Woodhayes Road, Wimbledon Common SW19 4TT

Date: Saturday 13 October 2012, 12 noon

Tickets can be purchased online at www.wimbledonbookfest.org or via the box office on 020 8545 8342 (Mon and Wed 10am – 5 pm).

Eugen Sandow at Brighton’s CMP Festival

admin — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 15:51:58 +0000

14th July 2012, 2pm

St Nicholas’ Church, Brighton

Join Brighton-based publisher Victorian Secrets and author David Waller to discuss his critically-acclaimed book The Perfect Man — a biography of Eugen Sandow, the Victorian strongman who possessed what was deemed to be the most perfect male body and became an international phenomenon.

This event is part of the Clifton Montpelier & Powis Festival, featuring music, literary events, and film.

To book a ticket, please call the box office on 01273 709709 or visit www.brightonticketshop.com. Tickets also available on the door.

Eugen Sandow at the New Sheridan Club

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:27:29 +0000

Mr David Waller (who previously addressed us on the life of Gertrude Tennant) will dazzle us on the subject of The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow, Victorian Strongman.

Sandow was colossolly famous in his day and possessed what was considered the perfect male body. He rose from obscurity in Prussia to become a music hall sensation in late Victorian London, going on to great success in North America and through the British Empire. He was a friend to Edward VII and was appointed Professor of Physical Culture to George V. So how did he come to lose his fortune and wind up in an unmarked grave in Putney Vale Cemetery?

Wednesday 6th June
7pm–11pm (lecture at 8pm)
Upstairs, The Wheatsheaf, 25 Rathbone Place, London W1T 1JB
Members: Free
Non-Members: £2 (first visit free)

For more details about the New Sheridan Club, please visit:

http://www.newsheridanclub.co.uk

Eugen Sandow on the South Bank

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 09:24:09 +0000

David Waller will be talking about Eugen Sandow at the Polari literary salon on London’s South Bank on 11th June 2012 at 7.45pm.

The event also includes the writers Alex Marwood, Kristian Johns and Alex Hopkins.

For more details or to book tickets, please visit:

http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/find/literature-spoken-word/tickets/polari-64623

Supper With The Perfect Man

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:51:12 +0000

The Swan
Kemp Town, Brighton

Thursday 19th April

Eugen Sandow was a sensation in Victorian times. From humble Prussian origins he is credited with “inventing” body building. He appeared as a “strong man” in music halls all over the world. His biographer, David Waller, will talk after supper, and sign copies of his book.

Tkts: £20 including talk and three course supper.
Doors 6:30pm / supper from 7 / talk begins 8:30ish

For tickets, please call 01273 606138. Full venue details on the Swan website.

Eugen Sandow and The Alternative Diamond Jubilee

admin — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:45:50 +0000

David Waller will give a 45-minute talk on Eugen Sandow, as part of the Museum of London’s ‘The Alternative Diamond Jubilee’ event on Thursday 31 May 2012, 6.45pm.

Find out more on the Museum of London website.

Eugen Sandow and The Art of Manliness

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:25:05 +0000

Hear David Waller talking about The Perfect Man: The Muscular Life and Times of Eugen Sandow on The Art of Manliness blog.

Before Arnold Schwarzenegger, even before Charles Atlas, there was Eugen Sandow. Rising from obscurity in Prussia, Sandow became an international celebrity during the Golden Age of the Strongman in the late 19th century for his amazing feats of strength and his well-sculpted physique. While Sandow wowed crowds in the United Kingdom and United States, he also preached a new gospel of physical fitness and well-being.

Sexuality and celebrity at the fin de siècle

admin — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:19:05 +0000

David Waller will give an illustrated talk on the life and muscular times of Eugen Sandow, the Victorian strongman who is the subject of his new book The Perfect Man. The talk will take place at 6.30 for 7pm on February 22nd at the Savile Club, 69 Brook St, with optional dinner afterwards. The cost for wine and the talk is £10 while the three course dinner with wine, chocolates and coffee is a further £30. To reserve tickets contact Maja at the Savile on 020 7491 5563 or maja@savileclub.co.uk

An evening with the Perfect Man in Ely

admin — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:48:12 +0000

Victorian strongman, huge cultural figure and music-hall sensation in late Victorian London, the forgotten figure Eugen Sandow is resurrected again by David Waller in The Perfect Man. From the author of the very colourful The Magnificent Mrs Tennant comes another superb biography. Written with humour and sensitivity, this is a fascinating examination of a figure lost from public memory.

Venue: Topping & Company Bookshop, 9 High Street, Ely CB7 4LJ

This event is free for newsletter subscribers. Please RSVP to the bookshop to reserve your complimentary places. Tickets for non-subscribers are £6/5 with £6/5 off The Perfect Man.

For more information, please visit the Topping website.

Press release: The Perfect Man – a compelling new biography by David Waller

admin — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 08:42:03 +0000

Victorian Secrets, the independent publisher of nineteenth-century literature, today announces its first venture into non-fiction with the publication in December of The Perfect Man, a biography of the Victorian strongman Eugen Sandow, by David Waller, the award-winning author of The Magnificent Mrs Tennant.

Find out more about The Perfect Man, or pre-order on Amazon.co.uk/Amazon.com

Download the press release.