The English love ice cream and oddness
James Stevens Cox (1910-1997) was an ‘antiquary and archaeologist, bibliophile and publisher,’ and an English oddball of highest order. Born to a family of wigmakers, Cox was known for his booming voice, for dressing in medieval smocks, washing in almond oil, and keeping pet toucans. The pamphlet Ice Creams of Queen Victoria’s Reign, edited byContinue reading