Vaught's Practical Character Reader

by L.A. Vaught

Vaught's Practical Character Reader is a book written by L. A. Vaught that aims to help readers understand the personalities of themselves and others through the study of handwriting. The book provides a comprehensive guide to handwriting analysis, covering topics such as the meaning of various handwriting styles, the significance of different letter formations, and the importance of spacing, slant, and pressure.The book is divided into several sections, each of which focuses on a different aspect of handwriting analysis. The first section provides an introduction to the subject and explains the basic principles of handwriting analysis. The subsequent sections delve deeper into the different elements of handwriting, such as the size and shape of letters, the spacing between words, and the overall appearance of the writing.Throughout the book, Vaught provides numerous examples of different handwriting styles and explains how to interpret them. He also includes exercises and quizzes to help readers practice their handwriting analysis skills.Overall, Vaught's Practical Character Reader is a comprehensive guide to handwriting analysis that is suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners. It provides a wealth of information and practical advice for anyone interested in understanding the personalities of themselves and others through the study of handwriting.1902. The purpose of this book is to acquaint its readers with the elements of human nature and allow them to read these elements in all men, women and children of any country. It is a practical guide based on at least 50,000 careful examinations regarding the truthfulness of the nature and location of these elements, and more than 1 million observations. Illustrations throughout the text assist in learning.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

266 pages, Paperback

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. :)))