tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post2781003755917495579..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Postman's Park (24): Ernest BenningCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-20055677498871141042009-01-22T15:57:00.000+00:002009-01-22T15:57:00.000+00:00Not only that, but the inquest itself doesn't ment...Not only that, but the inquest itself doesn't mention the heroics with the oar. Ah well, it's an interesting window into Victorian life all the same. <BR/>As a compositor, he set the letters in frames for printing: a now-extinct trade.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-23105363972840201592009-01-22T09:45:00.000+00:002009-01-22T09:45:00.000+00:00These are all fascinating stories, but I'm afraid ...These are all fascinating stories, but I'm afraid this one sounds more like drunken tomfoolery than true heroism. I wonder what kind of a composer he was too?Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.com