Blazing Star: The Life and Times of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester - Couverture rigide

Larman, Alexander

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1781851093 ISBN 13 : 9781781851098

Editeur : Head of Zeus, 2014

Synopsis

He was 'THE WICKEDEST MAN ALIVE'. He went to Oxford University at the age of 12 He slept with his first prostitute at 13 He was an alcoholic by 14 He was imprisoned in the Tower at 18 He was acclaimed a war hero at 19 He died of syphilis at the age of 33 He was English history's first celebrity. He was John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Poet, dandy and libertine. BLAZING STAR is a compelling portrait of a remarkable and complex man, and of a cultural golden age that often spilled over into depravity.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse :

'Insightful and illuminating ... engagingly partisan and elegantly informative' The Times.
--The Times
'An informative and enlightening biography' The Sunday Times.
--The Sunday Times
'This racy tale is told in scholarly but lively detail by Alex Larman in a beautifully written first book' Daily Express. --Daily Express

Biographie de l'auteur :

Alex Larman is a freelance journalist who has written for the TLS, the Guardian, and the New Statesman, as well as the Spectator and the Observer. He has also written a radio play.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Head of Zeus
• Date d'édition: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1781851093
• ISBN 13: 9781781851098
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 408