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[[File:Rid England of this Plague.jpg|thumb|Front cover of the book]]'''''Rid England of this Plague''''' is a novel by [[Rex Batten]], based on his own experiences as a gay man in rural Dorset in the 1950s. It was published in 2005 by [[Paradise Press]]. It takes its title from the Home Secretary of the time, [[Sir David Maxwell Fyfe]], who had vowed to rid England of the "Plague of Homosexuality". | [[File:Rid England of this Plague.jpg|thumb|Front cover of the book]]'''''Rid England of this Plague''''' is a novel by [[Rex Batten]], based on his own experiences as a gay man in rural Dorset in the 1950s. It was published in 2005 by [[Paradise Press]]. It takes its title from the Home Secretary of the time, [[Sir David Maxwell Fyfe]], who had vowed to rid England of the "Plague of Homosexuality". | ||
| + | An extract from the book was enacted as part of a play reading by [[Croydon Area Gay Society]] at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, for LGBT History Month, February 2007.<ref>[http://www.cags.org.uk/press-releases/press-release-feb07.htm "Police purge homosexuals"] (CAGS press release).</ref> | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R3QSU2XS2DP2SJ/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1904585086&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=266239&store=books "A flawed account of gay life in the oppressive 1950's"], Amazon | ||
| + | *[https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1R5GGRGBRWU5V/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1904585086&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=266239&store=books "Lessons still to be heeded"], Amazon | ||
| + | *[https://www.amazon.co.uk/review/R1RAYTSN53NVJ5/ref=cm_cr_dp_title?ie=UTF8&ASIN=1904585086&channel=detail-glance&nodeID=266239&store=books "A mirror in time"], Amazon | ||
| + | *[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9142350-rid-england-of-this-plague revew] by Joseph Oliver, ''Goodreads''. | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
*Rex Batten, ''Rid England of this Plague'' (London: Paradise Press, 2005). 320 pages. ISBN 978-1-904585-08-6 | *Rex Batten, ''Rid England of this Plague'' (London: Paradise Press, 2005). 320 pages. ISBN 978-1-904585-08-6 | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Novels]] | [[Category:Novels]] | ||
[[Category:Paradise Press]] | [[Category:Paradise Press]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:38, 27 December 2016
Rid England of this Plague is a novel by Rex Batten, based on his own experiences as a gay man in rural Dorset in the 1950s. It was published in 2005 by Paradise Press. It takes its title from the Home Secretary of the time, Sir David Maxwell Fyfe, who had vowed to rid England of the "Plague of Homosexuality".
An extract from the book was enacted as part of a play reading by Croydon Area Gay Society at the Warehouse Theatre, Croydon, for LGBT History Month, February 2007.[1]
External links
- "A flawed account of gay life in the oppressive 1950's", Amazon
- "Lessons still to be heeded", Amazon
- "A mirror in time", Amazon
- revew by Joseph Oliver, Goodreads.
Bibliography
- Rex Batten, Rid England of this Plague (London: Paradise Press, 2005). 320 pages. ISBN 978-1-904585-08-6
References
- ↑ "Police purge homosexuals" (CAGS press release).
