Project Gutenberg 2015-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 146 Timbs, John 1801 1875 Welby, Horace English Eccentrics and Eccentricities Produced by Chris Whitehead, Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "English Eccentrics and Eccentricities" by John Timbs is a collection of biographical sketches written in the late 19th century. This engaging work delves into the fascinating lives of various eccentric individuals from English history, exploring their peculiarities and the fascinating anecdotes that surround them. The text aims to illustrate that behind the quirks of these characters can often lie much wisdom, goodness, and humor, challenging the societal norms of their time. The opening of the volume sets the stage for a journey through the lives of notable figures, starting with the Beckfords, both father and son, who were known for their immense wealth and extravagant lifestyles. The narrative provides intriguing insights into their eccentric behavior, such as the elder Beckford’s prompt response to a disaster and the younger Beckford’s literary ambitions, illustrating how all of this eccentricity intertwined with their personal and public personas. The author hints at the broader theme of the collection: that eccentricity, while sometimes viewed as a flaw, can embody both humor and humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Eccentrics and eccentricities -- England AG CT Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society 1291368 1291369 2024-09-21T05:52:57.037724 2023-09-22T03:46:00.831646 text/html text/html 1302954 2015-11-12T14:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 2604040 2015-11-12T14:03:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 2858479 2024-09-21T05:53:19.973084 application/epub+zip 2872470 2024-09-21T05:53:01.907662 application/epub+zip 596256 2024-09-21T05:52:59.451697 application/epub+zip 3195259 2024-09-21T05:53:31.334032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3151278 2024-09-21T05:53:16.188143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 882970 2022-09-22T18:41:08.473363 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1097882 1097676 2024-09-21T05:52:53.523709 2023-09-22T03:45:57.733612 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1098134 2015-11-12T14:01:52 text/plain; charset=utf-8 443470 2015-11-12T14:03:16 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 1097999 2015-11-12T14:02:58 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 443181 2015-11-12T14:03:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19765 2024-09-21T05:53:31.492022 application/rdf+xml 18461 2024-09-21T05:52:59.653674 image/jpeg 3347 2024-09-21T05:52:59.553684 image/jpeg 2607677 2024-09-21T05:52:57.265835 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog