The Green Carnation

"The Green Carnation" is a sharp and sophisticated satire of the Aesthetic movement that gripped late Victorian London. The novel presents a thinly veiled parody of the legendary wit Oscar Wilde and his companion Lord Alfred Douglas, appearing as the charismatic Esmé Amarinth and the young Lord Reginald Hastings. Through sparkling dialogue and scandalous pronouncements, the narrative explores the excesses of dandyism and the pursuit of art for art's sake.

Set during a country house party, th...