English Eccentrics And Eccentricities

A sharp wink from the past, a book that makes the nineteenth century feel immediate and alive. English Eccentrics And Eccentricities gathers a long arc of curiosities, anecdotes, and portraits that illuminate a society always in motion, never dull. This compact, entertaining volume is a Victorian anecdotal collection and a biographical anecdote anthology rolled into one. It offers a glittering array of English eccentric personalities, detailing peculiar customs and habits and the social his...