People and Places
Penman, Cathy This book was inspired by 'Mayhew's Characters' by Henry Mayhew. Mayhew's book is a collection of observations on various idiosyncratic people the author encountered or interviewed during his life, and is an important social commentary from the 19th century.
It prompted me to compile my own collection of vignettes based on real people I have come across, who for different reasons have made me want to describe them or comment on them in some w...