The Ornamental Hermit: People and Places of the New West by Robert Murray Davis

The Ornamental Hermit: People and Places of the New West

Robert Murray Davis

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In eighteenth-century England, some wealthy people built ruins on their estates, hired hermits to inhabit them, and took guests to view the picturesque results. While no one hires ornamental hermits anymore, society as a whole supports people like...

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