Vaught's Practical Character Reader

by L.A. Vaught

Vaught's Practical Character Reader is a book written by L.A. Vaught that explores the art of character analysis. The book provides a comprehensive guide to understanding the intricacies of human behavior and personality traits. It delves into the science of physiognomy, which is the study of facial and bodily features as indicators of character, and provides readers with practical tools to analyze and interpret these features. The book is divided into various chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of character analysis, such as the shape of the head, the eyes, the nose, the mouth, and the hands. It also discusses the significance of various physical traits, such as wrinkles, scars, and birthmarks, and how they can reveal underlying personality traits. The book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in understanding human behavior and personality, and it can be used by professionals such as psychologists, counselors, and HR managers to assess the character of individuals in their respective fields.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Genres: Phrenology

252 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1902

Reviews

[IIIIIIKKKKKEEEEE · Rating 3 out of 5]

If Vaught was better at organizing information then this would be the end all be all of Physiognomy. If you are okay with sifting through his work then use it.

[Richard · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jeff Vorzimmer rescues a bizarre gem from publishing’s forgotten past. His introduction explains the oddity of phrenology, “the science of discerning personality traits from the shape of a person’s head and its bumps.” One of its leading proponents helped bring phrenology into its heyday, roughly around the jazz era. In fact, he wrote the book on it—and this is it.

Character Reader is packed with illustrations depicting Vaught’s looney ideas. It’s kind of like judging everyone’s character by their appearance. The more “handsome and normal,” the more good and true; and of course, the opposite too.

This is a book that’s more fun to browse than study or read front-to-back. The ideas are outrageous and the attributed traits can be somewhat repetitive. It’s a great novelty piece and could also serve as a sort of catalog of character traits, perhaps of use to creatives in character development. Collectors of the Staccato Crime line will also want a copy.

The book also as a lesson in time. What was once considered an emerging science was later proved to be ridiculous speculation with no basis in fact. A conman’s handbook for the ages. What’s next, a nineteenth century recipe book for snake oil? Who knew the lessons of the phrenology con would remain so prescient 100 years later?

[Elis Niyazieva · Rating 2 out of 5]

crazy illustrations, too focused on the scalp and hairline, which is weird...

[Nicole · Rating 1 out of 5]

why is this focusing only on white features

[Yayati Ashvapati · Rating 2 out of 5]

The elements of human nature are concise, so is the character-build. But the physiognomy is plain non-sense

[Nissa Rachmidwiati · Rating 3 out of 5]

KONYOL DAN ABSURD BANGET HAHAHHA NON-SENSE DAN GAK JELAS. Bintangnya 3 cuma karena bisa bikin ketawa. :)))