Lives and Anecdotes of Misers or the Passion of Avarice Displayed in the: Parsimonious Habits Unaccountable Lives and Renaihable Deaths of the Most Notorious Misers of All Ages with a Few words on Frugality and Saving

by F. Somner Merryweather

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181 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1850

About the author

Frederick Somner Merryweather (1827-1900)

Frederick Somner Merryweather (1827/31-1900) was a British author of general literature and a newspaper editor. His works include: Bibliomania in the Middle Ages (1849), Dies Dominicae (1849), Glimmerings in the Dark; or, Lights and Shadows of the Olden Time (1850), Lives and Anecdotes of the Misers (1850) and Half a Century of Kingston History (1887).

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Reviews

[Steven Robinson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The title is nearly as long as the preface.
The book is worth a read, if only out of curiosity.