Plague Over England by Nicholas De Jongh

Plague Over England by Nicholas De Jongh

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Plague Over England by Nicholas De Jongh

Late on 20th October, 1953, Sir John Gielgud, then at the zenith of his theatrical career, was arrested in a Chelsea public lavatory. He pleaded guilty the next day to the charge of persistently importuning male persons for immoral purposes. In the prim, homophobic Britain of the 1950s, Gielgud's offence attracted vicious criticism from public and press alike and threatened to terminate his career. A few weeks later, however, when Gielgud opened in London in a new play, something extraordinary happened2 women, 13 men
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ISBN 13 9780573113390
ISBN 10 0573113394
Title Plague Over England
Author Nicholas De Jongh
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Samuel French Ltd
Year published 2016-03-01
Number of pages 128
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