Secret Cheltenham

The ëA-sideí of Cheltenhamís history as a fashionable Regency spa and subsequent reinvention as a town of colleges, churches and festivals is well documented, but what about its ëflip-sideí? Much of the townís fascinating history has either been overlooked or lies hidden below the surface. Well-known local author David Elder delves into Cheltenhamís lost, forgotten and hidden histories, unearthing fascinating facts and recounting some remarkable stories. Learn, for example, about some of Cheltenhamís minor celebrities and local characters ñ from the man who sold his wife for little more than 18 pence to the concert pianist who claimed to be the reincarnation of Franz Liszt, while not forgetting the person who led to the ëdiscoveryí of Jeeves not long before perishing at the Battle of the Somme. Secret Cheltenham reveals the lesser-known aspects of this remarkable town.