Life and Labours of Mr. Brassey, 1805-1870

Sounded interesting from the blurb on the back. A quote from book is the only way to convey how awful the writing is - and I can't quite pin down why it all sounds so dreadful. It reminds me of my son in primary school, having written a simple sentence, being asked over and over again to make it longer and more interesting!

"On thinking whom he resembled of the persons I had ever seen, I found that he reminded me most of the late Lord Herbert of Lea, a man who, even in a short and transient interview, never failed to impress you with a sense of his goodness and benevolence, and of his being one of the most perfect gentlemen that you had ever seen."

Sounded interesting from the blurb on the back. A quote from book is the only way to convey how awful the writing is - and I can't quite pin down why it all sounds so dreadful. It reminds me of my son in primary school, having written a simple sentence, being asked over and over again to make it longer and more interesting!

"On thinking whom he resembled of the persons I had ever seen, I found that he reminded me most of the late Lord Herbert of Lea, a man who, even in a short and transient interview, never failed to impress you with a sense of his goodness and benevolence, and of his being one of the most perfect gentlemen that you had ever seen."

Paperback, read 2021