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Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens / Together with Notes and a Terminal Essay on the Manners and Customs of Beavering Men

Chapter 1: BEAVER
By John Kettelwell
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The work presents a comedic, alphabetized catalogue of facial-hair types, providing playful descriptions, idiosyncratic scoring rules for a fanciful sport of beard-spotting, and regional and stylistic variations; entries combine mock-naturalist observation, historical and literary allusion, and advice on claiming points. A closing essay discusses the manners, customs, and social rituals associated with bearding and the pastime's etiquette.

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Title: Beaver: An Alphabet of Typical Specimens

Author: John Kettelwell

Release date: October 6, 2015 [eBook #50147]
Most recently updated: October 22, 2024

Language: English

Credits: Produced by David Edwards, Fay Dunn and the Online
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BEAVER

Transcriber’s Note

Each illustration of a beard originally faced the beard’s description. These have been moved to follow the title of the type of beard.

Footnotes have been moved to the end of the paragraph to which they refer.

Variant spelling and inconsistent hyphenation are retained.

Minor changes have been made to make punctuation consistent.