Serious Pleasures by Philip Hoare
The illustrated biography of 20s and 30s socialite, contemporary of the Mitfords, model for Cecil Beaton and friend of Sassoon, Stephen Tennant.
Philip Hoare is the author of seven works of nonfiction including Leviathan or, The Whale, which won the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction. An experienced broadcaster and curator, Hoare is professor of creative writing at the University of Southampton, and Leverhulme artist-in-residence at the Marine Institute, Plymouth University, which awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2011. He lives in Southampton, United Kingdom.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780241124161 |
| ISBN 10 | 0241124166 |
| Title | Serious Pleasures |
| Author | Philip Hoare |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Year published | 1990-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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