The Index Biography #15: Prize = A Good Book January 31, 2015
Author: Beach Combing | in : Modern , trackback
The Index Biography is a new form of biography pioneered by this blog and introduced in a previous post. The creator must find a biography of a famous individual from history, they must turn to the index and write down eight peripheral facts about the individual’s life. We offered up previously here Sheridan le Fanu and Joseph Stalin (he of ripe banana fame) and these might stand as examples. The reader on the other hand must identify who is being described: think of it as a history version of balderdash. The prize is a copy of the relevant and fun biography sent via Amazon for the first correct answer: the first claimed prize went to South Africa so we take our duties seriously; the second to last to Australia and the last to France. This is in the modern tag!
Overly giddy as a young man
Fish bone in his throat almost kills him
His favourite wine is port
Belief in providence in politics and history
Submissive wife
Anti slavery
Studied law but became bored of it
Buried in Buckinghamshire
