DURING my time at the University of Guelph, while pursuing my English degree with a focus on nineteenth-century literature and Queer Theory, particularly Victorian Gothic, I came across this book while looking for texts to aid with my studies in the field. I still have my original copy, which I picked up at the now-closed […]
LORD BYRON was considered by many to be “Mad, bad, and dangerous to know!” He was an unapologetic sensualist who bedded men and women alike. Byron was a poet, a rogue, and an atheist with sexual appetites he proudly shared publicly. He also created rumours to inspire notoriety and fame—or perhaps infamy? The Poet and […]
“THINK JAMES Bond, But With Exquisitly Tacky Gold Sequins.” QUITE THE cover statement to whet the reader’s appetite! What a delicious treat this book is. While I love a good auto/biography, the stylistic framework of Queer Musings of a One-time Boy Skater, by Joe Bainbridge, is something I don’t engage with enough. It’s very free-spirited, […]
