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Nathaniel Bentley, commonly known as Dirty Dick, was an 18th-century merchant who owned a hardware shop and warehouse in London, and is one person who is considered as a possible inspiration for Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' ''Great Expectations'' after he refused to wash following the death of his fiancée on their wedding day.〔 〕〔 〕 He was a previous owner of a pub on Bishopsgate, in the City of London, which is named after him.〔 〕 ==History== Bentley had been quite a dandy in his youth, but following the death of his fiancée on their wedding day he refused to wash or clean and for the rest of his life lived in squalor.〔 〕 His house and warehouse shop became so filthy that he became a celebrity of dirt. Any letter addressed to "The Dirty Warehouse, London" would be delivered to Bentley. He stopped trading in 1804. The warehouse was later demolished. He died at Haddington about 1809, and was buried in Aubourn parish church. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Dirty Dick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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