Curious Men (Collins Library)

Buckland, Frank

ISBN 10: 1934781207 / ISBN 13: 9781934781203

Published by McSweeney's Publishing (edition Illustrated), 2008

About this Item

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Seller Inventory # 1934781207-8-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Curious Men (Collins Library)
• Publisher: McSweeney's Publishing (edition Illustrated)
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934781207
• ISBN 13: 9781934781203
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Illustrated.
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Ever hear of the man who walked upside down? The guano mummy? The four-ton Chinese giant? The disembodied singing head of Anthropoglossos? Whenever a mysterious curiosity arrived in Victorian London, people knew there was one man who would always be at the scene: Frank Buckland. A barrel-chested surgeon chomping an ever-present cigar, Buckland was one of the most outsized eccentrics of his time ? a naturalist who seriously proposed kangaroo-and yak-ranching in England, and a raconteur whose home was filled with a freakish array of stuffed animals, grinning skulls, and an all-too-alive gang of monkeys that snatched food off visitors’ dinner plates. Rescued after a century of obscurity, and culled from thousands of pages of Buckland’s eyewitness accounts, Curious Men rediscovers 18 tales from one of the most curious men of all.

About the Author

Buckland was one of the most beloved writers of the nineteenth century. Ever since then, Buckland has been the best-kept secret of aficionados of Victorian weirdness. Rescued after a century of obscurity, and culled from thousands of pages of Buckland's eyewitness accounts, Curious Men brings back to life eighteen tales from one of the most curious men of all.