"Serious Pleasures: The Life Of Stephen Tennant" 1990 HOARE, Philip

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HOARE, Philip [463] pp. Hamish Hamilton Ltd. 1990 Third Printing 9 1/2" x 6 5/8" VG/ VG Philip Hoare's definitive biography of Stephen Tennant. The book covers the whole of Tennant 's long and eclectic life, including his precocious childhood, the years as a Bright Young Thing and his friendship with Whistler and Beaton, his love affair with Seigfried Sassoon, his writings and art, and his final years spent as a recluse in Wilsford Manor where all manner of stars made the pilgrimage to his bedside. Show more