Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions - Softcover

Michell, John F.; Michell, John

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0932813674 ISBN 13: 9780932813671

Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press, 1999

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

John Michell was a Russian interpreter and Chartered Surveyor before publishing his first book, The Flying Saucer Vision, in 1967. This and its successor, The View Over Atlantis (1969), helped to change the attitudes of a whole generation to the culture, wisdom and science of ancient societies. His other books include The Earth Spirit, A Little History of Astro Archaeology, Simulacra, Megalithomania, The New View Over Atlantis, and, with Robert Rickard, Phenomena and Living Wonders. He lives in London.

Edition details

• Publisher: Adventures Unlimited Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0932813674
• ISBN 13: 9780932813671
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 240