Lord Minimus : The Extraordinary Life of Britain's Smallest Man
by Nick PageEdition: Reprint
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2003-08-21
Publisher(s): St. Martin's Griffin
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Summary
In 1628, as the guest of honor at a lavish banquet thrown by the Duke of Buckingham, the newly married Queen Henrietta Maria watched as servants set a large, raised pie in front of her. Before she could cut into it, the crust began to rise and from the pie emerged a tiny man, perfectly proportioned, named Jeffery Hudson. Stand-ing only eighteen inches, he became a favorite of the queen and was later immortalized in a Van Dyke portrait. Yet after killing a man in a duel, Jeffery was banished, beginning a journey through life that included war, intrigue, and being en-slaved by Barbary pirates-twice. Jeffery Hudson rose from an impoverished back-ground to the opulence of the royal court before losing every comfort, but through it all, he retained his dignity, humanity, and hope.
Author Biography
Nick Page is a professional writer, broadcaster, and creative consultant. He is the author of The Tabloid Bible, The Tabloid Shakespeare, and Blue. He lives in England.
Table of Contents
| The Story of the Pie | p. 1 |
| The Receipt | p. 4 |
| The Butcher's Son | p. 10 |
| The Duke's Gift | p. 26 |
| The Queen's Dwarf | p. 46 |
| The Pirate Captive | p. 69 |
| The Little Courtier | p. 80 |
| The Wonder of the Age | p. 97 |
| The Mistaken Prince | p. 132 |
| The Captain of Horse | p. 153 |
| The Fatal Duellist | p. 166 |
| The Abandoned Slave | p. 180 |
| The Lost Son | p. 206 |
| The Wronged Catholic | p. 216 |
| Fuller's Biography of Jeffrey Hudson | p. 235 |
| James Wright's Account of Jeffrey Hudson | p. 237 |
| Sir Geoffrey Hudson and Peveril of the Peak | p. 240 |
| Sources | p. 243 |
| Index | p. 257 |
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