Bosie - The Story of Lord Alfred Douglas, His Friends and Enemies

London: W.H. Allen, 1963 Inside flap: There has been a great deal witten and said about Oscar Wilde, but little of interest has appeared about his friend, Lord Alfred Douglas, whom Bernard Shaw called "the young disciple whose fortunes were poisoned and ruined through their attachment". Be that as it may, it is probably just as true to say that Bosie's own temperament and heredity played some part too. A descendant of the Black Douglas (who terrorised the Border and fought for King Bruce) and of Old D' (the Marquess of Queensberry who lived through the reigns of three Georges), Bosie, from an early age, was familiar with the family history of bloodshed, treachery, reckless heroism, and notorious adultery. Indulged by his mother, hated by his litigious father, young Bosie survived Winchester and Oxford, and met Oscar Wilde a little before his twenty-first birthday. This fateful meeting shaped the whole of his future. --------------------------------------- 414 pages including index. B/W photographs. Dustjacket slightly faded. Price clipped. Label with previous owner's name appears on flyleaf. Good, tight copy. ---------- Orders of $100.00 or more are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Size: About 5¾" - 8¾" Tall