Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus : a ghost story and a biography / Clifton Crais & Pamela Scully.

The Hottentot Venus : the life and death of Saartjie Baartman : born 1789 - buried 2002 / Rachel Holmes.

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Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus : a ghost story and a biography / Clifton Crais & Pamela Scully.

The Hottentot Venus : the life and death of Saartjie Baartman : born 1789 - buried 2002 / Rachel Holmes.