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First published c. 1904 in France, Snowdrops from a Curate’s Garden is a hilarious and remarkably inventive collection of erotic prose and verse written by the influential libertine-mystic and magician Aleister Crowley. Sections of prose and verse are unified through a biographical frame narrative attributing them to a single author-poet-perpetrator. The first section, The Nameless Novel, was written primarily to amuse Crowley’s convalescing wife, Rose Kelly. A scatological parody of erotic literature, it takes aim at the usual targets of libertine fiction and modern erotica but, at the same time, lampoons their (libertine fiction and erotica’s) limitations and conventions through absurdity and hyperbole. The verse sections, which include black parodies of notable Victorian poets such as Robert Browning and Algernon Charles Swinburne, were added to extend the literary forms in Crowley’s earlier erotic work, White Stains (1898), which is also available from Birchgrove Press.
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Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), who claimed to be the re-incarnation of Dr. John Dee among others, lived in England from 1875 through 1947. He is the author of several Weiser Books titles, including "Book of Thoth", "Diary of a Drug Fiend", "Magick", "Book of Lies", "Book of the Law and 777 & Other Qabalistic Writings". He was a poet, mountaineer, secret agent, magus, libertine, and prophet - was dubbed by the tabloids "The Wickedest Man in the World."
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- PublisherTeitan Pr
- Publication date1986
- ISBN 10 0933429010
- ISBN 13 9780933429017
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages220
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Thus. This book represents Crowley's attempt to write "the biggest & most extreme erotic tale ever told" for his wife, whose predilection for romance novels he detested. Orig. published anonymously in a small private edition in 1904, this revised & enlarged edition from the Teitan Press brings a previously obscure Crowley work to a new audience. Crowley scholar & editor Starr offers a detailed 13-page Prolegomenon in which he places this book & Crowley's attitudes on sex in literature in the sociocultural climate of early 20th-century England. First published in this format in 1986, this is the corrected, reset edition with aforementioned prolegomenon, apparently from same year. Hardcover book has creamy white cloth-covered boards with gilt lettering to front & spine. It is in Fine condition (our highest grade): from the shelves of Crowley collector, it appears As New, never opened! Completely clean, binding strong & straight; pages white. NO writing, highlighting, or underlining; NOT ex-lib. The unclipped DJ is equally flawless: bright & colorful, no wear, & beautifully protected in new 2.5 mil archival mylar to stay that way! Please see our photos--they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); Weekends & holidays ship next business day. Seller Inventory # 018263
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