Tag Archive: Fanny and Stella Review

Aug 15

Criminal case rocked Victorian London to its knickers, as it were!

Fanny & Stella has now reached Canada!  The Toronto Star recently posted a review.   By: Nancy Wigston Staff Reporter., Published on Fri Jul 26 2013 In 1870, a sensational criminal case rocked Victorian London to its knickers, as it were. Two male transvestites — who’d adopted the names Fanny and Stella — were arrested outside the Strand …

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Feb 14

Another fantastic review for Fanny and Stella – Wildely Ahead of Their Times

Gay City News published a review on February 13th by Doug Ireland. Here are the best bits:     “Boulton and Park have been brought to life again in a riveting new book published last week in London by the venerable publishing house of Faber and Faber. “Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked …

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Jan 21

Sunday Times Book Review by Dominic Sandbrook for Fanny and Stella

  I was delighted to have Fanny and Stella reviewed by Dominic Sandbrook in the book section of The Sunday Times on January 20th 2013.  Here are some of the best bits!   ‘This rollicking account of the trial of two middle-class cross-dressers unveils one of the most extraordinary legal dramas of the Victorian age.’ …

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