Against The Law

Zusatztext The noblest! and wittiest! and most appalling prison book of them all Informationen zum Autor Born in Italy, Peter Wildeblood came to London at the age of three in 1926. He won a scholarship to Oxford but left to serve in the RAF 1941-46, returning to Oxford after the war. In 1954 he was a well-known London journalist when he was jailed for homosexuality. After serving his prison sentence, he wrote a number of novels, plays and television scripts and had a key role in the decriminalisation of homosexuality. He died in 1999. Klappentext In March 1954, Peter Wildeblood, a London journalist, was one of five men charged with homosexual acts in the notorious Montagu Case, and was sentenced to 18 months. This is his account of his childhood, war service, arrest and subsequent freedom.A riveting account of what it meant to be a homosexual in 1950s Britain, by a central figure in the infamous Montagu Case - a landmark in the gay history of Britain. Zusammenfassung A riveting account of what it meant to be a homosexual in 1950s Britain, by a central figure in the infamous Montagu Case - a landmark in the gay history of Britain.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Wildeblood, Wildeblood Peter
• Publisher: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781474612524
• ISBN: 978-1-4746-1252-4
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 196 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Biography: general, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / 20th Century, Autobiography: historical, political & military, c 1950 to c 1959, Gay & Lesbian studies, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: writers, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / Gay Studies, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, Law and society, sociology of law, LGBTQ+ Studies / topics