There is a person named Harbottle Grimstone in
this history book. Harbottle Grimstone! I can't decide whether he sounds more
like somebody from Dickens, somebody from
Harry Potter, or somebody from
Game of Thrones. What do YOU think? Send your best guess on a postcard to "Funny Old Name" c/o "Writer" Oxford, MS, 38655. I remember a short story by
Sheridan Le Fanu called "Mr. Justice Harbottle," that's all I've got for you. Harbottle Grimstone was a member of parliament. He made a couple of speeches, but who didn't? I'm not sure he's in the book for anything other than his cool name, which is laid out there for us without comment. Harbottle Grimstone!