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Alexander Larman’s biography of the court poet of Charles II lifts the lid on this extraordinary man. Banished from the court regularly, and feted the rest of the time, John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, committed to parchment some of the most obscene poems ever written in the English language. Larman’s book does not shy away from the lurid details of Wilmot’s life, but it also tries to show that his subject was also a serving naval officer, a devoted husband and a poet whose work deserves wider recognition. This a signed and dedicated copy of the paperback edition in very good condition.
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