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    Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c: With Descriptive and Entertaining Ancedotes
    Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c: With Descriptive and Entertaining Ancedotes
    Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c: With Descriptive and Entertaining Ancedotes
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    Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c: With Descriptive and Entertaining Ancedotes

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    "Portraits of Curious Characters in London" is a collection of sketches of anonymous authorship. The sketches are descriptive and anecdotal in nature, and themed on various quirky characters in the city of London in the nineteenth century. They include the eccentric Nathaniel Bentley, who has neglected his appearance of late, the odd dentist Martin Van Butchell who often paints his pony with purple spots, and the remarkable young man John Statham, who though blind, does not walk in darkness, like too many professing Christians, "who have eyes, but see not." Among other more eccentric characters in the city.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGood Press
    Release dateDec 18, 2019
    ISBN4064066155285
    Portraits of Curious Characters in London, &c. &c: With Descriptive and Entertaining Ancedotes

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