About this episode
The episode explores the life and pranks of Horace De Vere Cole, a wealthy man known for his obsession with humor and mischief in the late 19th century.
Horace De Vere Cole was a pretty ordinary person for a wealthy man in the late 19th century, except for his obsession with pulling pranks. His obsession has meant that no one is really sure if he had a point to them or not: did he want to thumb his nose at authority figures and pretentious art? Or was he just in it for a good, if sometimes obscene, time? The following music was used for this project: "Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ "Anachronist" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: That Time When
Topics covered
- pranks
- 19th century
- wealth
- authority
- art
- humor
Keywords
- Horace De Vere Cole
- pranks
- 19th century
- humor
- art
- authority
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Kevin MacLeod, Acast
Books & works: Sneaky Snitch, Anachronist
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