An illustrative interpretation of the 19th century compendium of grotesques, oddities, imposters and eccentrics. This book is a catalogue of nature's freakish humours, showing characters such as "Old Boots" who could hold a coin between his nose and his chin.
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Ralph Steadman's illustrations have appearing in newspapers, magazines and dozens of books including Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas," "Animal Farm," "Alice in Wonderland" and "Sigmund Freud." He recently traveled the world's vineyards and distilleries for "Oddbins," which culminated in his two prize-winning books, "The Grapes of Ralph" and "Still Life With Bottle." He has an Honorary D. Litt from the University of Kent. He has won numerous awards including the W.H. Smith Illustration Award and was named Illustrator of the Year by the American Institute of Graphic Arts in 1979. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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24 Jan 2003
By Amanda Chesworth
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Format:Paperback
Along with Steadman's unique and inspiring art, this book explores the land of the weirrd....humans who once entertained the boring people with their bizarre and unusual oddities. With each tale of a sideshow star, Steadman draws us a picture and weaves an eloquent and highly entertaining story about his subject. Steadman is literate as all hell. When you're done with this be sure to check out his latest...DOODAA - a triography. No doubt this man has a bundle of fun with himself - his mind is a treasure chest of wacky good times and he seems to have a great grasp on our human reality - every inch of dystopic madness. With books like this, Steadman does his part, in keeping the rest of us sane and amused.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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Poor layout greatly harms this book.
14 Jun 2007
By Alexander Platt
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Format:Paperback
The stories in this book are fun documentations of abnormal individuals.
The illustrations are as dynamic and charming as you'd expect from Mr. Steadman.
It can be very hard to enjoy them, however, as the publisher has taken all of the best illustrations and buried them in the spine of the book crossing the page breaks. What the hell were they thinking?! You can tell there's a great drawing there, but you can't even see most of it without mangling the book. This is true on page after page.
Somebody who really doesn't care put this thing together slap-dashedly. It's a shame. It makes the whole thing not worthwhile.
The illustrations are as dynamic and charming as you'd expect from Mr. Steadman.
It can be very hard to enjoy them, however, as the publisher has taken all of the best illustrations and buried them in the spine of the book crossing the page breaks. What the hell were they thinking?! You can tell there's a great drawing there, but you can't even see most of it without mangling the book. This is true on page after page.
Somebody who really doesn't care put this thing together slap-dashedly. It's a shame. It makes the whole thing not worthwhile.
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Bizarre Art + Bizarre Tales = Excellent Book
16 Mar 2006
By Eddie N. Black
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This book is not just a worthy purchase because of the Steadman artwork. The short stories and accounts of the faboulously odd fellows and delightfully abnormal ladies would make this book a definite keeper even if there were no pictures. But add the refreshingly unique artwork to the equally interesting tales and you have a book that you'll pull off the shelf more than once. I also like that this book is somewhat oversized, which means the reader can appreciate the artwork on a more grand scale. Also, if you don't have the time or the energy to read a book from front to back in one sitting, this is an ideal book for you because it is full of short stories that you could walk away from for months and come right back to without having to remember a thing.
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