Fanny and Stella

McKenna, Neil

£12.99

28th April 1870. The flamboyantly dressed Miss Fanny Park and Miss Stella Boulton are causing a stir in the Strand Theatre. All eyes are riveted upon their lascivious oglings of the gentlemen in the stalls. Moments later they are led away by the police. What followed was a scandal that shocked and titillated Victorian England in equal measure.

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Publish Date: 04/05/2023

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‘Uproarious.’ The Times

‘Terrifically entertaining.’ Evening Standard

‘Irresistible.’ Daily Mail

‘Gripping.’ Sunday Telegraph

London, April 1870: Fanny and Stella were no ordinary Victorian women. They were young men who liked to dress as women: Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton. Stella was the most beautiful female impersonator of her day, Fanny her inseparable companion.

But the Metropolitan Police were plotting their downfall. Fanny and Stella were arrested and subjected to a sensational trial where every lascivious detail of their lives was lapped up by the public.

With a cast of peers and politicians, detectives and drag queens, Fanny and Stella is a dazzling and enthralling story of cross examinations, cross-dressing and the the birth of camp.

Additional information

Weight 351 g
Dimensions 196 × 130 × 27 mm
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Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

416

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

306.7780922 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K