Blazing Star

The Life and Times of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

Biography & Memoir, Literary, Historical
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Author: Alexander Larman ISBN: 9781781852644
Publisher: Head of Zeus Publication: July 3, 2014
Imprint: Head of Zeus Language: English
Author: Alexander Larman
ISBN: 9781781852644
Publisher: Head of Zeus
Publication: July 3, 2014
Imprint: Head of Zeus
Language: English

He was 'THE WICKEDEST MAN ALIVE'.

He went to Oxford University at the age of 12
He slept with his first prostitute at 13
He was an alcoholic by 14
He was imprisoned in the Tower at 18
He was acclaimed a war hero at 19
He died of syphilis at the age of 33

He was English history's first celebrity.

He was John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Poet, dandy and libertine.

BLAZING STAR is a compelling portrait of a remarkable and complex man, and of a cultural golden age that often spilled over into depravity.

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He was 'THE WICKEDEST MAN ALIVE'.

He went to Oxford University at the age of 12
He slept with his first prostitute at 13
He was an alcoholic by 14
He was imprisoned in the Tower at 18
He was acclaimed a war hero at 19
He died of syphilis at the age of 33

He was English history's first celebrity.

He was John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester: Poet, dandy and libertine.

BLAZING STAR is a compelling portrait of a remarkable and complex man, and of a cultural golden age that often spilled over into depravity.

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