THE LIVES OF THE ENGLISH RAKES

Book ID/图书代码： 10860005B11967

English Summary/英文概要： Rake (n) ’ was a dissolute man, esp. one in fashionable society; roue’. The English rake strides through the pages of romantic fiction, impossibly handsome, cynical and dangerous, a gambler, a deadly swordsman leaving a trail of broken hearts and slain rivals in his wake. The reality was if anything more intriguing. Some were poets and playwrights of genius - including the Earl of Rochester, author of some of the most tender and most obscene lyrics in the language. Others, such as Colonel Charteris ’Rape-master General’, personified depravity. This unique and fascinating book charts the exploits the English rake, beginning in the Restoration Era with the hedonistic Charles II and his licentious courtiers, and following the flowering and then final decline of the rake during the Victorian era. Along the way you learn about England’s most reckless libertines and discover how the Hellfire Club lived up to its reputation for debauchery and satanic blasphemy. You’ll become intimately acquainted with those who have the dubious accolade of being the biggest rogues, lechers and profligates in history.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 放荡者是那些在时尚社会中的风流的人物、享乐主义者。英国放荡者外表英俊、愤世嫉俗、危险无比、视赌如命，他们是无情的剑客，在他们身上发生了无数的浪漫故事，在他们身后留下了无数受伤的心灵和落败的情敌。事情的真相会更加引人入胜。这类人中可能有诗人、天才剧作家 在这本独一无二、娱乐性极强的书中，读者将会与那些光鲜亮丽的角色来个亲密接触，让您更进一步地了解到历史上享有“流氓”、“好色之徒”、“放荡者”美名的人物。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Fergus Linnane广泛创作了关于伦敦充满犯罪和堕落的黑社会的作品。他对于此类题材的情有独钟源于他在首都的一段记者工作生涯。在成为全职作家之前，他曾为每日邮报、每日镜报工作，也曾是欧洲人报的执行主编。他创作的书包括London’s Underworld: Three Centuries of Vice and Crime and London: The Wicked City, 和2005年出版的His Madams, Bawds and Brothel-Keepers of London

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