6 edition of Encyclopaedia of Eccentrics found in the catalog.
Encyclopaedia of Eccentrics
Augustus De Morgan
Published
April 1977
by Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
.
Written in English
Edition Notes
Open Court paperback
| The Physical Object | |
|---|---|
| Format | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | 416 |
| ID Numbers | |
| Open Library | OL8088697M |
| ISBN 10 | 0875481949 |
| ISBN 10 | 9780875481944 |
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Insightful book on eccentrics written by scientists, not journalists. An interesting journey in the mind of the eccentric based on the centuries-long sampling compiled by the authors.
An informative comparison of eccentric behavior with the "normal" or conventional behavior at each time a given eccentric lived, as well as a comparison with /5. This book summarizes findings from the first systematic study of "eccentrics": highly talented and unusual people who are somewhere between "normal" and "nuts".
This is a domain occupied by genuine geniuses and charming crackpots whose common feature is that they refuse to hold commonly held beliefs or refuse to act in accordance with the norms Cited by: ENGLISH ECCENTRICS. British textile design and fashion company.
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We find hermits, quacks, mariners, indefatigable travelers, and men of Eccentricity exists particularly in the English, states Dame Edith Sitwell, because of “that peculiar and satisfactory knowledge of /5.
English Eccentrics and Eccentricities was written by John Timbs and published first Encyclopaedia of Eccentrics book two Encyclopaedia of Eccentrics book by Richard Bentley in New Burlington Street, London, Encyclopaedia of Eccentrics book It remains both entertaining light reading and a source of biographical incident, sometimes rarely repeated on unusual people of the late 18th and early 19th century, from celebrities to recluses, religious notables to country.
Brewer's Rogues, Villains, & Eccentrics: An A-Z of Roguish Britons Through the Ages is a reference book first published by Brewer's inedited and compiled by William Donaldson. The book is an esoteric look at some of the wild characters emanating from the United Kingdom and has been described as "a work of maniacal genius".
It featured entries on eccentrics and rogues famous, infamous Author: William Donaldson. This encyclopaedia provides a portrait of the city, past and present, recording aspects of the city and its university. Also included are the people who brought Oxford to life: artists and scientists, statesmen, churchmen, scholars, businessmen, criminals and eccentrics.3/5(1).
William Trevor, Irish writer who was noted for his wry and macabre short stories and novels. His notable novels included The Old Boys, The Children of Dynmouth, Fools of Fortune, and Felicia’s Journey. The Ballroom of Romance was considered a classic short-story collection.
Learn more about Trevor’s life. Other articles where Other Voices, Other Rooms is discussed: American literature: Southern fiction: portraits of Southern eccentrics (Other Voices, Other Rooms []), Truman Capote later published In Cold Blood (), a cold but impressive piece of documentary realism that contributed, along with the work of Tom Wolfe and Norman Mailer, to the emergence of a “new journalism” that.
This encyclopaedia provides a portrait of the city, past and present, recording aspects of the city and its university. Also included are the people who brought Oxford to life: artists and scientists, statesmen, churchmen, scholars, businessmen, criminals and eccentrics.
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Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible : Aubrey Dillon-Malone. The Death of the English Eccentric. It is a loss noted keenly by the writer William Sitwell, whose great aunt Edith Sitwell wrote the definitive book on the subject, The English Eccentrics.
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Fisher but known as a philosopher. From inside the book. What people are saying - Write a review. LibraryThing Review User Review - starbox - LibraryThing "Eccentricity exists particularly in the English", June 8, This review is from: English Eccentrics a Gallery of Weird (Paperback) A variable /5(4).
Wisdom Eccentrics is a clear, accessible narrative set in creative contemporary language. The author’s fluent literary account is genuinely heartwarming, hilarious and humane—whilst retaining its power as an alarmingly insightful odyssey into the world of Vajrayana Buddhism.
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