English Eccentrics and Eccentricities

A gallery of England's oddest characters and strangest doings, gathered from history and legend into an affectionate celebration of misers, hermits, impostors, cranks and curiosities that only the…

At a glance England has always had a fondness for its eccentrics, and this book sets out to… What it's about English Eccentrics and Eccentricities is a collection of curious lives… It gathers misers and spendthrifts, hermits and recluses, impostors and enthusiasts… Rather than a single narrative, it offers a series of vivid portraits and tales, each…

English Eccentrics and Eccentricities is a collection of curious lives and remarkable episodes, drawn from history, anecdote and legend.