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Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant

By (author) Philip Hoare





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Philip Hoare’s fascinating profile of Britain’s most legendary and flamboyant aristocratic aesthete. With unparalleled insight into Tennant’s bizarre and outrageously eccentric life, Hoare presents a superb biography that reflects an age of intellect, indolence, narcissism and pure style.

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Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers
Published date | 18 Jun 2026
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Format | Digital download
Pages | 480
Dimensions | 0 x 0 x 0mm (L x W x H)
Weight | 0g
ISBN | 978-0-0087-6029-8
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BISAC | biography & autobiography / general


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