Winners by a neck

DESPITE THE DRAB DRESS OF OUR DEMOTIC AGE, in which even Members of Parliament believe that bin liners and bean bags are best to drape across those green benches, the elegant hand of that old Regency rip, Beau Brummell, still reaches down to us across centuries, reminding us that while some clothes cost money, effort is free. Brummell’s own efforts are the stuff of legend. One morning a friend called at his house in Chesterfield Street. The visitor was ushered inside but asked to wait for the master was unready to receive visitors. So he waited … and waited. After a time and being tired of waiting, he made his own way up to Brummell’s room. There he found the great man coated and pantalooned but not quite girded to…

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The Critic (Digital) - 1 Issue, March 2025

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