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Nov 25, 2021 · Yet, he found part of the inspiration for his legendary miser Ebenezer Scrooge in a real-life member of Parliament who ate moldy bread, wrestled rotting meat away from a rat, and wore a wig he...
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Aug 21, 2021 · The story of a simple and very frugal man in the lat 18th Century.
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In this video, I look at the extraordinary lives of uncle and nephew Sir Hervey and John Elwes, who, in the eighteenth century, took the self-mortifying effects of penny-pinching to an extreme.
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John Elwes MP (born John Meggot or Meggott; 7 April 1714 – 26 November 1789) was a member of parliament (MP) in Great Britain for Berkshire (1772–1784) and an eccentric miser, suggested to be an inspiration for the character of Ebenezer Scrooge in Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. [1]
Dec 17, 2022 · John Elwes, a cruel 18th century MP was the inspiration for Scrooge. He hated buying food so much that he once took a half-eaten moorhen off a rat. Dickens experts believe sketches of Scrooge in...
Feb 5, 2023 · William Harrison Ainsworth is believed to have based his character John Scarfe — the titular miser from his novel The Miser's Daughter — on Elwes as well.) John Elwes was born John Meggot in 1714 and inherited his first fortune (worth about $10 million today) at just 4 years of age following the passing of his father, a brewer.
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Dec 25, 2023 · Charles Dickens is believed to have based the infamous character of Ebeneezer Scrooge from A Christmas Carol on MP John Elwes, a renowned penny pincher and millionaire.
