Fanny and Stella - The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England

Informationen zum Autor Neil McKenna is an award-winning journalist and author of the acclaimed Secret Life of Oscar Wilde . Klappentext London, April 1870: Fanny and Stella were no ordinary Victorian women. They were young men who liked to dress as women. Stella was the most beautiful female impersonator of her day, Fanny her inseparable companion. With a cast of peers and politicians, detectives and drag queens, Fanny and Stella is a dazzling and enthralling story of cross-dressing, cross-examinations and the invention of camp. Vorwort The gripping story of the scandal that shook Victorian England - the tale of a show trial, show business and the invention of camp. Zusammenfassung The gripping story of the scandal that shook Victorian England - the tale of a show trial, show business and the invention of camp.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Neil McKenna, McKenna Neil
• Editore: Faber & Faber
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 04.05.2023
• EAN: 9780571374922
• ISBN: 978-0-571-37492-2
• Pagine: 416
• Dimensioni: 130 mm x 196 mm x 27 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Narrativa > Romanzi > Letteratura contemporanea (dal 1945); Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBT Studies / Gay Studies, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, True stories: general, Social and cultural history, LGBTQ+ / Gay and Lesbian Studies, Gay Studies (Gay Men)