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 and character traits of people they interact with. The book is divided into two parts, with the first part providing an overview of the science of character reading and the second part presenting a practical guide for character analysis.The first part of the book covers the basics of character reading, including the different types of personalities and the characteristics that define them. The author also discusses the importance of body language, facial expressions, and other nonverbal cues in understanding a person's character.The second part of the book provides a step-by-step guide for analyzing a person's character. The author provides detailed instructions on how to observe and interpret a person's physical features, such as their eyes, nose, and mouth, as well as their gestures and mannerisms. The book also includes a series of case studies that demonstrate how to apply the principles of character reading in real-life situations.Overall, Vaught's Practical Character Reader is a comprehensive guide to understanding the personalities and character traits of people. It is a useful resource for anyone who wants to improve their interpersonal skills and develop a better understanding of human behavior.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, 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. :)))