My Life and Loves

A punch in the face of the puritanism and conservatism he raged against, My Life and Loves is the highly-charged, erotic autobiography of Frank Harris (1856-1931), an Irish writer and editor who founded Pearson's Magazine in the United States (1914-1918). When first published, the book elicited hostile criticism because of its blunt and frank detail of Harris's sexual exploits, beginning in his childhood. A biographer of Oscar Wilde and Shakespeare, Harris fought the U.S. government and postal service over the content of his publications - battles included in My Life and Loves along with Harris's blunt, colorful depictions of his sexual exploits with willing Victorian Age debutantes. My Life and Loves remains a landmark in erotic literature, as relevant and provocative today as it was when first privately printed in Paris.

Author: Frank Harris
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 11/01/1999
Pages: 362
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.43w x 0.75d
ISBN13: 9781573927741
ISBN10: 1573927740
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Historical
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs

About the Author
Frank Harris (1856 - 1931) was an Irish editor, novelist, short story writer, journalist, and publisher; he is perhaps best known for his autobiography, My Life and Loves.