About this title: 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' 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 ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. 5 v. in 1 (xviii, 983 p. ) port. 24 cm. Previous Owner's Inscription. read more
Binding: MASS-MARKET PAPERBACK
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1963
Description: GOOD. Reader's copy although solid; book lies flat and square and is tightly bound. Minor edge or corner wear; covers are rubbed and sunned; spine is creased and shows water mark although there is no evidence of mildew or odor nor warping. 1, 070 pages; index; edited with an introduction by John F. Gallagher. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. Stated first paperback edition, SECOND PRINTING. Front cover has been taped back into place. Spine tilt. Yellowing a little and shows moderate wear, mostly shelfwear. Perfectly readable. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Grove Press, New York
Date Published: 1963
Description: Fair. No DJ. 16mo = 6-7" 1070pp. Edited and with an introduction by John F. Gallagher. Complete, unexpurgated Grove Press edition. Paperback covers are worn on edges and corners, some spine creasing. Covers are scuffed and soiled. Up to pae 150 the hinge is broken and the contents of the book are shaken and out of alignment, it does appear that it had been mended. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press, Inc
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good in Good jacket. Hardcover Book Club Edition 1963, Pages and Dust Jacket lightly age toned, No Marks, Solid binding, Small tears and chips to dust jacket edges, Domestic Tracking. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1963
Description: Good. First Edition. First edition. First printing Clean and unmarked and tightly bound. Boards are worn at spine ends and corners-bottom back corner looks like a puppy may have taken a tiny nipport. 24 cm. Includes Portraits. read more
"I can't decide between the 2 and 3 star rating. I'm reading the annotated edition, immersed in the second book of it. His life is amazing if what he writes is true. He's a typical guy, sexually, but his Life is astonishing, if true. So far I can't get past the "if true". It would be helpful to know if he was hyperactive.
In book two he's older, slowing down a little, and his life is more believable.
"Well what can you say Frank did it all except unlike Sinatra he did it anyway. For an excellent list of people from history of the time it's a gem. For his sexual escapades If you got it flaunt it. I enjoyed it although it was a bit long, but a very rich source of books & people an excellent read quite memorable."
"This book although quite old & not obtainable from shops or libraries was an excellent copy purchased for under $NZ 20.00 from Alibris.com expediently. It is an Autobiography written by a very talented writer about his life circa1880-1920. He was an Irishman who writes with skill & wit in a manner similar to Henry Millar. Some passages are about his affairs with women written in an erotic but inoffensive way that would have caused more than a few eyebrows to be raised when first published! I found the book very interesting."
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