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

Larman, Alexander

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1781859248 ISBN 13 : 9781781859247

Editeur : Head of Zeus, 2015

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

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.

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

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Head of Zeus
• Date d'édition: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781859248
• ISBN 13: 9781781859247
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 408