STOKER, Bram
Famous Impostors
Sidgwick & Jackson, London: 1910
- $7,500
First Edition of this odd collection of histories of 'famous cases of imposture.' Perhaps the most remarkable of these fascinating case histories is "The Bisley Boy," in which Stoker relates the theory that young Elizabeth I died as a child in the town of Bisley, and was quickly substituted for a male child, who went on to rule England masquerading as a female. This is an extremely scarce INSCRIBED PRESENTATION COPY by Stoker to Maude Alethea Stanley (1833-1915), daughter of politician Lord Stanley, 2nd Baron Stanley of Aderley. She was a pioneer in the field of women's welfare and suffrage, and devoted much effort to improving conditions in slums and asylums. She was also the much-loved maiden aunt of philosopher Bertrand Russell. A scarce and highly valued collectible.
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