A Gallery of Eccentrics: or a Set of Twelve Originals and Extravagants from Elagabalus, the Waggish Emperor to Mr. Professor Porson, the Tippling Philologer - Bishop, Morris

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A Gallery of Eccentrics: or a Set of Twelve Originals and Extravagants from Elagabalus, the Waggish Emperor to Mr. Professor Porson, the Tippling Philologer by Bishop, Morris Forma t: HardcoverPublished by Minton, Balch & Company, 1928 The book is a collection of biographical sketches profiling twelve unusual historical figures, spanning from the Roman Emperor Elagabalus to the 18th-century scholar Richard Porson. Bishop intended the work to serve "for the correction of manners & for the edification of the ingenious" by presenting extreme examples of human behavior.Product image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale. Show more