A Gay Century: Volume One: 1900-1962 by Peter Scott-Presland - 9781913567835

The Conrad Press

'A Gay Century: Vol 1' is a canter through 60 years of gay history in ten serious or comic playlets.\nWilde's deathbed encounter with Queen Victoria; the theft of the Irish crown jewels by a sadomasochistic cabal in Dublin Castle; Compton Mackenzie demanding of the Home Secretary that his own lesbian novel be prosecuted like 'The Well of Loneliness', because he needs the money; matinee idol Ivor Novello sharing a cell in Wandsworth with teenage psycho 'Mad' Frankie Fraser; the Jeremy Thorpe/Norman Scott affair seen through the eyes of the dogs involved, etc. etc. A sideways look at our queer past offers vivid vignettes which may or may not be true - and if they're not, they ought to be.\n\nA Gay Century: Volume One: 1900-1962\n10 unreliable vignettes of Lesbian and Gay Life\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that the price advertised is as low as we can go, we do not accept offer;