DeBretts

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The guy who started Debrett's was called John Debrett. He began his career with Debrett's Peerage, which was a book about lords and ladies and stuff like that. He got into a huge argument with the guy who actually wrote it, and he went bankrupt twice, only managing to survive thanks to taking a huge amount of money from his wife.

from 211: No Such Thing As A Photograph Of A River, 2018-04-06 at 00:40:42 · read transcript ⏱ 00:40:42