The Book of Wonderful Characters - Memoirs and anecdotes of remarkable and eccentric persons in all ages and countries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1869. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of…mehr
The Book of Wonderful Characters - Memoirs and anecdotes of remarkable and eccentric persons in all ages and countries is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1869. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.
Preliminary 1. Francis Battalia, the stone-eater 2. Miss Whitehead, the bank nun 3. Daniel Dancer, the remarkable miser 4. Chevalier Desseasau, the vain dwarf 5. Matthew Lovat, who crucified himself 6. Baron D'Aguilar, of Starvation Farm 7. Old Books, of Ripon in Yorkshire 8. Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch dwarf 9. Jacob Hall, the rope-dancer 10. Henry Constantine Jennings, the remarkable virtuoso 11. Henry Lemoine, an eccentric bookseller 12. Matthew Buchinger, the Little Man of Nuremburg 13. Henry Jenkins, the modern Methusaleh 14. Bertholde, prime minister to Alboinus 15. Lord Rokeby, of singular eccentricity 16. Foster Powell, the astonishing pedestrian 17. Joseph Boruwlaski, the Polish dwarf 18. Ann Moore, the fasting woman 19. Floram Marchand, the great water-spouter 20. Jane Lewson, an eccentric old lady 21. Peter the Wild Boy, of the woods of Hamelin 22. William Stevenson, a notorious beggar 23. John Broughton, a notorious pugilist 24. Joseph Clark, the posture-maker 25. Thomas Wood, the abstemious miller 26. Nathaniel Bentley, the well-known 'Dirty Dick' 27. Jeffrey Dunstan, Mayor of Garrat 28. Henry Dimsdale, Mayor of Garrat 29. George Morland, a celebrated painter 30. Joanna Southcott, an extraordinary fanatic 31. Thomas Laugher, commonly called 'Old Tommy' 32. Margaret McAvoy, the blind girl 33. Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars 34. Thomas Cooke, the notorious Islington miser 35. Eve Fleigen, who lived on the smell of flowers 36. Mary Anne Talbot, the female sailor 37. Renwick Williams, commonly called the Monster 38. Jenny Darney, a character in Cumberland 39. Samuel Terry, the Botany Bay Rothschild 40. Daniel Lambert, of surprising corpulency 41. Thomas Britton, the musical small coal-man 42. Elizabeth Woodcock, who was buried in snow nearly eight days 43. John Elwes, the remarkable miser 44. Jeffery Hudson, dwarf to Charles I 45. Nice New, a well-known character at Reading 46. John Valerius, born without arms 47. Elizabeth Brownrigg, executed for cruelty and murder 48. John Smith, better known by the name of Buckhorse 49. Thomas Hills Everitt, the enormous baby 50. Elias Hoyle, of Sowerby, Yorkshire 51. Joseph Capper, the enemy of flies 52. Margaret Finch, Queen of the Gipsies 53. Miss Hawtin, born without arms 54. Charles Domery, the remarkable glutton 55. Thomas Parr, who died at the age of 152 years 56. Thomas Hudson, remarkable for his misfortunes 57. Claude Ambroise Seurat, the living skeleton 58. George Romondo, an eccentric mimic 59. Francis Trovillou, the horned man 60. Samuel McDonald, commonly called 'Big Sam' 61. Miss Harvey, the beautiful albiness 62. Sam House, the patriotic public 63. Barbara Urslerin, the hairy-faced woman 64. Mary East, alias James How 65. Daniel Cuerton, and his astonishing feats 66. Jemmy Gordon, an eccentric character of Cambridge 67. The Chevalier D'Eon, who passed as a woman 68. Peter Williamson, remarkable for his captivity and sufferings 69. Madam Teresia, the Corsican fairy.
Preliminary 1. Francis Battalia, the stone-eater 2. Miss Whitehead, the bank nun 3. Daniel Dancer, the remarkable miser 4. Chevalier Desseasau, the vain dwarf 5. Matthew Lovat, who crucified himself 6. Baron D'Aguilar, of Starvation Farm 7. Old Books, of Ripon in Yorkshire 8. Wybrand Lolkes, the Dutch dwarf 9. Jacob Hall, the rope-dancer 10. Henry Constantine Jennings, the remarkable virtuoso 11. Henry Lemoine, an eccentric bookseller 12. Matthew Buchinger, the Little Man of Nuremburg 13. Henry Jenkins, the modern Methusaleh 14. Bertholde, prime minister to Alboinus 15. Lord Rokeby, of singular eccentricity 16. Foster Powell, the astonishing pedestrian 17. Joseph Boruwlaski, the Polish dwarf 18. Ann Moore, the fasting woman 19. Floram Marchand, the great water-spouter 20. Jane Lewson, an eccentric old lady 21. Peter the Wild Boy, of the woods of Hamelin 22. William Stevenson, a notorious beggar 23. John Broughton, a notorious pugilist 24. Joseph Clark, the posture-maker 25. Thomas Wood, the abstemious miller 26. Nathaniel Bentley, the well-known 'Dirty Dick' 27. Jeffrey Dunstan, Mayor of Garrat 28. Henry Dimsdale, Mayor of Garrat 29. George Morland, a celebrated painter 30. Joanna Southcott, an extraordinary fanatic 31. Thomas Laugher, commonly called 'Old Tommy' 32. Margaret McAvoy, the blind girl 33. Bampfylde Moore Carew, King of the Beggars 34. Thomas Cooke, the notorious Islington miser 35. Eve Fleigen, who lived on the smell of flowers 36. Mary Anne Talbot, the female sailor 37. Renwick Williams, commonly called the Monster 38. Jenny Darney, a character in Cumberland 39. Samuel Terry, the Botany Bay Rothschild 40. Daniel Lambert, of surprising corpulency 41. Thomas Britton, the musical small coal-man 42. Elizabeth Woodcock, who was buried in snow nearly eight days 43. John Elwes, the remarkable miser 44. Jeffery Hudson, dwarf to Charles I 45. Nice New, a well-known character at Reading 46. John Valerius, born without arms 47. Elizabeth Brownrigg, executed for cruelty and murder 48. John Smith, better known by the name of Buckhorse 49. Thomas Hills Everitt, the enormous baby 50. Elias Hoyle, of Sowerby, Yorkshire 51. Joseph Capper, the enemy of flies 52. Margaret Finch, Queen of the Gipsies 53. Miss Hawtin, born without arms 54. Charles Domery, the remarkable glutton 55. Thomas Parr, who died at the age of 152 years 56. Thomas Hudson, remarkable for his misfortunes 57. Claude Ambroise Seurat, the living skeleton 58. George Romondo, an eccentric mimic 59. Francis Trovillou, the horned man 60. Samuel McDonald, commonly called 'Big Sam' 61. Miss Harvey, the beautiful albiness 62. Sam House, the patriotic public 63. Barbara Urslerin, the hairy-faced woman 64. Mary East, alias James How 65. Daniel Cuerton, and his astonishing feats 66. Jemmy Gordon, an eccentric character of Cambridge 67. The Chevalier D'Eon, who passed as a woman 68. Peter Williamson, remarkable for his captivity and sufferings 69. Madam Teresia, the Corsican fairy.
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