Gulliver in the Land of Giants

Józef Boruwlaski was the most famous dwarf of the Enlightenment age. Polish-born, he travelled extensively throughout Europe, appearing and performing at royal courts and salons, before settling in Durham in his later life until his death at the age of 97. He was described in Diderot''s Encyclopédie and the press of his day - both on the continent and in the UK - sustained an interest in him and ...