{"product_id":"the-gilded-gutter-life-of-francis-bacon-9780099307815","title":"The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe son of the legendary American foreign correspondent, Negley Farson, Daniel became the youngest ever Parliamentary and Lobby Correspondent in the House of Commons aged 17. While working as a photographer for \u003ci\u003ePicture Post\u003c\/i\u003e, he drifted into Soho and at the age of 23 met Francis Bacon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe 'stumbled' into television in the early days of ITV becoming a leading interviewer with his own series. Then in 1964 on a sudden impulse, Daniel Farson abandoned television and Soho for the house left him by his parents in North Devon - 'in order to find out if I could write'. Subsequent books include his bestseller \u003ci\u003eJack the Ripper, The Man Who Wrote Dracula\u003c\/i\u003e, a biography of his great-uncle Bram Stoker; the historical novel \u003ci\u003eSwansdowne \u003c\/i\u003eon convicts sent to Tasmania; books on Turkey; and several which combine his photographs with his reminicences: \u003ci\u003eSoho in the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSacred Monster\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eEscapades\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eLimehouse Days\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGilbert \u0026amp; George in Moscow\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDaniel Farson died in 1997.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe most fascinatingly provocative, intimate study of an artist I have ever read -- Patrick Skene Catling * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eIt preserves precisely the aspects of Bacon that will be hardest for scholarly researchers to capture... no-one can convey better than Farson the fun of Bacon's company and the louche adventures of the Soho underworld -- Lynn Barber * Independent on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003ePositively Runyonesque...well-written, entertaining, and above all, thought-provoking -- David Mellor * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eStartlingly revealing * Times Literary Supplement *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732215607639,"sku":"9780099307815","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099307815.jpg?v=1719995997","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-gilded-gutter-life-of-francis-bacon-9780099307815","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}