The Age Of Scandal by T. H. White

The Age of Scandal focuses on the period in late 18th-century England following the Age of Reason--a period characterized by dilettantism, material comfort & eccentricity. The literary sway of Swift, Pope & Johnson had by then given way to a more aristocratic set of literati, of whom Horace Walpole, writing from the house he'd christened Strawberry Hill, was the most splendidly eloquent example. Walpole etc. 'were among the 1st people in England to be apprehended as personalities...Eccentric, individual, sentimental, dramatic, tearful,' they were lovers of gossip, fashion & exhibitionistic behavior. Among the most colorful were Selwyn, a famed execution-goer; Beckford, building an astonishing tower at Fronthill; & Joanna Southcott, remembered for her shocking announcement that she'd give birth to the new Messiah. This 1963 Penguin Paperback is in fair condition. Top of half-title page cut off; some foxing.

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Location: History