The Scoundrel Harry Larkyns and his Pitiless Killing by the Photographer Eadweard Muybridge FD25 'A whirlwind of historical energy

'A whirlwind of historical energy

incredibly funny

this is a book that should be read by anyone who wants to understand how someone who has too often been underestimated or dismissed as dull

I should know

The Scoundrel Harry Larkyns and his Pitiless Killing by the Photographer Eadweard Muybridge FD25 'A whirlwind of historical energyFor over a century, a mysterious figure from 1870s California, going by the name of Major Harry Larkyns, has been written off as little more than a liar, seducer and cheat. And he is only remembered at all these days because he was shot dead by the magnificently strange photographer Eadweard Muybridge. A rural court would exonerate the unrepentant murderer, in contravention of all existing laws; and the conduct of the case has barely been questioned