Peter Wildeblood

Broschiertes Buch

Against The Law

Beschreibung

A riveting account of what it meant to be a homosexual in 1950s Britain, by a central figure in the infamous Montagu Case - a landmark in the gay history of Britain.

Autor

Born in Italy, Peter Wildeblood came to London at the age of three in 1926. He won a scholarship to Oxford but left to serve in the RAF 1941-46, returning to Oxford after the war. In 1954 he was a well-known London journalist when he was jailed for homosexuality. After serving his prison sentence, he wrote a number of novels, plays and television scripts and had a key role in the decriminalisation of homosexuality. He died in 1999.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Orion Publishing Co
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. November 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 172mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 188g
• ISBN-13: 9781474612524
• ISBN-10: 1474612520
• Artikelnr.: 57581691