Description
True eccentrics sparkle through past and present like fire- works, amazing us with their oddity, barmy ideas, and inventive genius. They make us laugh, they make us nervous, and sometimes they make us wish and wonder.
Gathered together in this book are some of the world's zaniest cranks and crackpots, including the naturalist who served his guests mice on buttered toast, and the Cornish vicar who pretended to be a mermaid.
Companion volumes in this World's Greatest series include: Crooks & Conmen, Unsolved Crimes, UFO Mysteries, Wickedest Women, Elite Forces, Psychics & Mystics, Evil Men, Mysteries, Ghosts, Trials, Scandals, Fantastic Freaks, Infamous Murders, Mistakes.
ISBN:9780600570073
