'Woman will be the death of me,' mutters Kingdom Swann, peering up at the nude woman hung by her wrists from a pillar. An impressive old man with a wonderful wealth of beard, he appears the very picture of Victorian respectability. Yet behind the walls of his Piccadilly studio the erotic fantasies of a generation are being acted out for the eye of his camera. For this master of the epic nude painting has turned his hand to pornography: art has come to life and all hell is breaking loose . . .
'With enormous relish Gibson presents a memorable and hugely enjoyable portrait of both the man and the world he inhabited.' Today
'As in Daniel Defoe's Roxanna, a voyeuristic fascination plays games with high morality.' Times
'Wonderful fun to read.' Daily Mail
- ISBN10 0571299938
- ISBN13 9780571299935
- Publish Date 18 June 2013 (first published 12 March 1990)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 3 June 2015
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Faber & Faber
- Edition Main
- Format eBook (EPUB)
- Pages 210
- Language English