Green Carnation

Green Carnation

by Robert Smythe Hichens

The Green Carnation is a scandalous novel that explores the relationship between two men, Esmé Amarinth and Lord Reginald Hastings, who are based on Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas. The novel was published anonymously in 1894 and caused a sensation, with its frank depiction of homosexuality and its thinly veiled portraits of real-life figures. The book was withdrawn from circulation in 1895, but it has since been republished and is considered a classic of queer literature. It is a sharp and witty social commentary, that provides a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the upper classes in Victorian England and the prejudice that existed against homosexuality.

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Robert Hichens was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays. He is best remembered as a satirist of the "Naughty Nineties"...

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