John Elwes - King of Misers: Misers and Misanthropes

By Peculiar Papers

John Elwes was a complex and conflicted miser of 18th century England. Though he gambled at cards, owned mansions and estates, and could have lived a life of extravagance without ever worrying about becoming poor, he wore clothes he'd found on the street and ate only rotten scavenged food (some of which he even wrestled from a rat!).

Much like the famous fictional character that he was said to have been an inspiration for - Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge - there was more to John than met the eye when many people also considered him to be kind, courteous and generous to a fault. This book details his life story and the impact that one old miser had on the world, from Georgian London to modern pop culture.

Peculiar Papers publishes short, succinct and unbiased accounts of interesting events in true crime, supernatural phenomena, extraordinary or forgotten lives, accidents, disasters and more.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BBJX39MH
• ISBN13: 9798847843454
• Release Date: August 2022
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 46 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.3" x 8.0"