1990
First Published
4.22
Average Rating
463
Number of Pages
A fascinating biography of Britain’s most legendary and flamboyant aristocratic aesthete. Out of Tennant’s bizarre and outrageously eccentric life, Hoare has created a superb biography that reflects an age of intellect, indolence, narcissism, and pure style. 32 pages of photographs; 22 drawings.
Avg Rating
4.22
Number of Ratings
155
5 STARS
44%
4 STARS
38%
3 STARS
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2 STARS
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1 STARS
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Author
Philip Hoare
Author · 12 books
Philip Hoare is an English writer, especially of history and biography. He instigated the Moby Dick Big Read project. He 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.
