Fanny and Stella

The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England

Neil McKenna

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English

Faber & Faber
25 July 2023

True stories; Social & cultural history; Gender studies, gender groups

'Uproarious.' - The Times 'Terrifically entertaining.' - Evening Standard

'Irresistible.' - Daily Mail

'Gripping.' - Sunday Telegraph

London, April 1870: Fanny and Stella were no ordinary Victorian women. They were young men who liked to dress as women: Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton. Stella was the most beautiful female impersonator of her day, Fanny her inseparable companion.

But the Metropolitan Police were plotting their downfall. Fanny and Stella were arrested and subjected to a sensational trial where every lascivious detail of their lives was lapped up by the public.

With a cast of peers and politicians, detectives and drag queens, Fanny and Stella is a dazzling and enthralling story of cross examinations, cross-dressing and the the birth of camp.

By: Neil McKenna
Imprint: Faber & Faber
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Main
Dimensions: Height: 196mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 351g
ISBN: 9780571374922
ISBN 10: 0571374921
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 25 July 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Award-winning journalist and former deputy editor of Elle Decoration, McKenna has also worked as an editor for Channel 4. Working extensively in the gay press he is known for initiating the campaign for gay law reform in the Isle of Man and leading the fight against Clause 25. He is the author of two ground-breaking books about male homosexuality and Aids in the developing world: On the Margins (1996) and The Silent Epidemic (1998). His debut biography, The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde, was published in 2003 to wide acclaim.