English Eccentrics
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Behind every great civilization lurks a magnificent cast of misfits, dreamers, and gloriously unhinged individuals — and Britain has produced more than its fair share. English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell is a witty, erudite, and wholly enchanting portrait of the remarkable oddities who have haunted the margins of British society, from reclusive aristocrats and obsessive collectors to wandering philosophers and bizarre prophets. With razor-sharp prose and a poet's eye for the absurd, Sitwell chronicles the lives of these singular characters with affectionate irreverence, presenting their peculiarities not as flaws, but as triumphant expressions of individuality against the tide of convention. First published in 1933, this Folio Society edition — introduced by Mervin Horder and illustrated by Roland Pym — restores the work to its rightful place as a landmark of British literary non-fiction. Sitwell's style is dazzling: rich with irony, lush in detail, and infused with a deep sympathy for those who refused to conform. She argues, implicitly but powerfully, that eccentricity is not madness but imagination unchained. For readers who have ever felt that the world's most interesting people are always found just slightly outside its boundaries, this volume promises to be an utterly irresistible revelation.
Author: Edith Sitwell
Format: Hardback
Published: 1994, The Folio Society
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Book: Very good
Jacket: Slipcase: Good
Pages: Good
Behind every great civilization lurks a magnificent cast of misfits, dreamers, and gloriously unhinged individuals — and Britain has produced more than its fair share. English Eccentrics by Edith Sitwell is a witty, erudite, and wholly enchanting portrait of the remarkable oddities who have haunted the margins of British society, from reclusive aristocrats and obsessive collectors to wandering philosophers and bizarre prophets. With razor-sharp prose and a poet's eye for the absurd, Sitwell chronicles the lives of these singular characters with affectionate irreverence, presenting their peculiarities not as flaws, but as triumphant expressions of individuality against the tide of convention. First published in 1933, this Folio Society edition — introduced by Mervin Horder and illustrated by Roland Pym — restores the work to its rightful place as a landmark of British literary non-fiction. Sitwell's style is dazzling: rich with irony, lush in detail, and infused with a deep sympathy for those who refused to conform. She argues, implicitly but powerfully, that eccentricity is not madness but imagination unchained. For readers who have ever felt that the world's most interesting people are always found just slightly outside its boundaries, this volume promises to be an utterly irresistible revelation.