Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions by John Mitchell

Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions by John Mitchell

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Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions by John Mitchell

Takes us into the bizarre and often humorous lives of such people as Lady Blount, who was sure that the earth is flat, Cyrus Teed, who believed that the earth is a hollow shell with us in the inside; Edward Hine, who believed that the British are the lost Tribes of Israel; and Baron de Guldenstubbe, who was sure that statues wrote him letters. British writer and housewife Nesta Webster devoted her life to exposing international conspiracies, and Father O'Callaghan devoted his to opposing interest on loans. The extraordinary characters in this book were and in some cases still are wholehearted enthusiasts for the various causes and outrageous notions they adopted, and John Michell describes their adventures with spirit and compassion.
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ISBN 13 9780932813671
ISBN 10 0932813674
Title Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions
Author John Mitchell
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Adventures Unlimited Press
Year published 1999-04-01
Number of pages 248
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