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Sir George Reresby Sitwell (1860 – 1943) was a Conservative politician, writer, inventor, and largely unsuccessful husband and father.

Despite urging his – much more successful – children to abandon their literary ambitions on the grounds that writing is ruinous to the health, Sir George penned several intriguing works of his own.

Titles of his unpublished books include Wool-Gathering in Medieval Times (And Since), The History of the Fork, Domestic Manners in Sheffield in the Year 1250, Acorns as an Article of Medieval Diet, and, of course, the classic Lepers’ Squints.

When not writing, Sir George divided his time between travelling Europe, eating chicken, neglecting his wife, antagonising his children, attending to his (and other people’s) gardens, and painting cattle.

As an inventor, Sir George is credited with the creation of a musical toothbrush, a pistol for shooting wasps, and an egg, that he named after himself.

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