Blazing Star Blazing Star The Life and Times of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester Alexander Larman Head of Zeus2015Paperback408pp Illustrated196x128mm 9781781859247 Product Code: 507950 Details John Wilmot’s life was short in years but long on scandal. Best remembered as the author of some of the most explicit verse in the English language, h... DetailsBackDetailsJohn Wilmot’s life was short in years but long on scandal. Best remembered as the author of some of the most explicit verse in the English language, he had, by the time he died of syphilis at 33, ‘swived more whores more ways than Sodom’s walls’. This comprehensive biography reveals another Rochester: a devoted if inconstant husband and father, a courageous naval officer, and a poet of deep intellectual curiosity.See MoreSee Less publ £9.99now £4.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesBiography (all)BiographyHistoryModern HistoryTagsBiographyLiterary biography