'Oh, I love London Society! It is entirely composed now of beautiful idiots and
brilliant lunatics. Just what Society should be.' Oscar Wilde Beautiful Idiots a
nd Brilliant Lunatics explores fascinating stories from our capital in the twent
ieth century, written by Robert Baker, author of the popular blog Another Nickel
in the Machine. From the return of local hero Charlie Chaplin to the protests t
hat blighted the Miss World competition in 1970, the book covers the events and
personalities that reflect the glamorous, scandalous, political and subversive p
lace London was and is today.
