Gnome Reserve Link

“From the plastered quarters of the
velvet-pantalooned Marquess of Bath,
to the drafty Yorkshire sheep pen of
modern “witch” Sue Woodcock and
the Battersea-based atelier of Vivienne
Westwood, Hemming discovers a type
of person who remains indeterminable
by sex, class or creed”
Vogue

“An exciting and thoughtful exploration into eccentricity, which turns into an investigation of what it means to be English.”
Gay Times

“A madly funny read”
The Field

“A shrewd and thought-
provoking read”
Waterstones Books Quarterly

“Hemming writes well and
entertainingly”
Bookdealer

“Sensitive and revealing”
Good Book Guide

“Entertaining”
The Lady




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Pete Doherty Audio
Sebastian Horsley Video
Vivienne Westwood
John Lundberg
Gnome Reserve Link
Serpentine Swimmers
Lord Bath
Pete Doherty Audio
King Arthur Video
Henry Hemming Video






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"An entertaining, intelligent account of the author's meetings with an eclectic assortment of famous and obscure cases."
The Times

"Hemming makes some good points, for example about the eccentricity of the monarchy, especially Prince Charles."
Sunday Telegraph

"“It would have been easy to set these people up for ridicule, but Hemming sensitively delves into their psyches to offer a witty narrative.”
The Observer


"Hemming keeps up a stream of comic patter, dropping in quotes from Hazlitt and Orwell."
The Guardian

“Unexpected treat of the year”
Metro, Non-Fiction of the Year

“A funny, timely and moving encounter with a dying breed”
Jon Ronson

“Hilarious”
Daily Mail

“Hemming makes a convincing case for the ways in which eccentrics benefit any society or era"
Financial Times

“An intelligent and encouraging piece of writing”
Times Literary Supplement

“An entertaining quest to understand our national identity”
thelondonpaper

“Hemming scours the land to discover that its beloved oddballs are alive and well … it still takes all sorts to make an England — and thank goodness for that.”
Tatler

“[Hemming is] an aficionado of the odd”
Time Out

“Hemming retells his encounters with such colour that at times it is like spending a long
weekend in a bed and breakfast run
by Tim Burton... made me feel glad
to be English again.”
The Bookseller