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Uproarious.' The Times

Terrifically entertaining.' Evening Standard

Irresistible.' Daily Mail

Gripping.' Sunday Telegraph

''A scintillating gem: a cracking page-turner, historically illuminating, culturally fascinating, and a book which effortlessly passes comment on today.'' Herald

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 ex

Fanny and Stella

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    A Paperback / softback by Neil McKenna

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      Publisher: Faber & Faber
      Publication Date: 04/05/2023
      ISBN13: 9780571374922, 978-0571374922
      ISBN10: 0571374921

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Uproarious.' The Times

      Terrifically entertaining.' Evening Standard

      Irresistible.' Daily Mail

      Gripping.' Sunday Telegraph

      ''A scintillating gem: a cracking page-turner, historically illuminating, culturally fascinating, and a book which effortlessly passes comment on today.'' Herald

      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 ex

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