Possible Clues:

• Saw bachelor turning over in bed
• Fundamental character of book by Maxim -- revolutionary
• Base; Shakespearean character
• Seat
• A follower recalls saying ''this is the lowest point''
• Last British legend returns
• Stern and abstemious during prosperous time
• Sound of crashing around race at the lowest point
• In good times, teetotaller’s lowest point?
• Pole on yacht keeping dry posterior