Title: Little people
Description: In 1870 the celebrated midget General Tom Thumb and his troupe are touring Australia. While in Melbourne, Tom Thumb is rescued from the Yarra River by an impoverished governess, Mary Ann. She is hired by the troupe, but soon realises that relationships between the little people and their entourage are far from harmonious.
Subjects: Fiction, Circus, Dwarfs
People: Tom Thumb (1838-1883)