"I Have Never Minded the Loneliness" available to pre-order now!
I Have Never Minded the Loneliness – Timothy's book about 19th and early-20th Century hermits – is available to pre-order now!
https://lostgrave.etsy.com/listing/1846191158
6" x 9" trade paperback. 333 pages.
What compels a person to leave behind society, forsaking family, friends, and the comforts of modern life to live in solitude? The hermits of the 19th and early 20th Centuries are as fascinating as they are mysterious. These enigmatic figures often became the focus of public interest, with newspaper stories turning them into local legends, folk heroes, and symbols of a life apart.
Within these pages, you'll discover the extraordinary lives of hermits who defied convention: John Stink, rumored to have died and risen again–more than once; William Woodruff, whose long vow of silence followed a broken heart; Brusher Mills, the serpent-hunter who sold his own snake-oil remedies; and Truman "Commodore" Downs, who claimed Mars as his homeland. Meet Adolphe-Julian Fouré, the reclusive priest who carved strange tales into Brittany's coastal rocks, and Alice Grace, who made her home in an old bacon box, telling fortunes. From William Pester, the desert-dweller who may have inspired Nat King Cole's Nature Boy, to the Old Leather Man, a wandering enigma clad in patchwork leather, and O.B. Joyful, the hermit some call America's first hippie–these stories, and many more, reveal the complex lives of individuals who chose to live apart from the world.
Rich with illustrations and archival photos, this book uncovers the history, mystery, and enduring fascination of hermits and the lives they led.
Written and illustrated by Timothy Renner, along with photographs from the author's collection. Well over 300 pages of hermit life stories and legends. "I Have Never Minded the Loneliness" contains photographs of almost every hermit whose biography appears in the book – and many more photos besides – along with Renner's detailed pen and ink illustrations.
This book will be signed by the author.
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