The Barnum Museum

For other articles with similar names, see Barnum Museum (disambiguation).
The Barnum Museum
First edition
AuthorSteven Millhauser
Cover artistPaul Cozzolino
LanguageEnglish
GenreShort stories
PublisherPoseidon Press
Publication date
June 1990
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages237 pp
ISBN978-0-671-68640-6
OCLC21154589
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3563.I422 B37 1990

The Barnum Museum is a 1990 collection of fantasy themed short stories by Steven Millhauser. Its closing story is 'Eisenheim the Illusionist', which was filmed in 2006 as The Illusionist.

Short stories

  • A Game of Clue
  • Behind the Blue Curtain
  • The Barnum Museum
  • The Sepia Postcard
  • The Eighth Voyage of Sinbad
  • Klassik Komix #1
  • Rain
  • Alice, Falling
  • The Invention of Robert Herendeen
  • Eisenheim the Illusionist


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