tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post7531146295889649877..comments2024-03-27T12:54:20.598-07:00Comments on The Misadventures Of Super Librarian: Beau Brummell Can Suck ItWendyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-38168574120219173462011-07-31T09:18:08.437-07:002011-07-31T09:18:08.437-07:00Jami: He was a friend of the Prince Regent's. ...Jami: He was a friend of the Prince Regent's. Using a 21st century comparison - he was "famous for being famous" and sort of like the 19th century version of Mr. Blackwell. He was a trend-setter, and fashionista - dictating how men dressed in those days (the tailored clothes, the full-length trousers, the cravat....). <br /><br />Of course he was also a wee bit of a gambler, and ran off to France in order to avoid debtor's prison. Which is where he remained until his death.<br /><br />So more of a "social history" figure than anything else. Ugh, which begs the question - in a couple hundred years will people remember the Kardashian sisters?! ARGH!Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12485867264936716806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-350052669699480502.post-59190729848908406702011-07-30T05:57:06.143-07:002011-07-30T05:57:06.143-07:00I just have one question. Something that was never...I just have one question. Something that was never covered in history class when I was a kid.<br /><br />Who the heck was Beau Brummell?JamiSingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12756726189949304645noreply@blogger.com