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“Do you want to know the secret of my second youth? Well, it must have something to do with my being surrounded by men. Women put too much of a strain on the heart!” Rock Hudson, 1984. Since David Bret published his best-selling biography of Rock Hudson in 2004, two key figures in Rock’s story—his wife Phyllis Gates and his last lover, Marc Christian—have died, along with several others, allowing a great deal to be told which could not be told whilst they were alive. In this much-revised and extended biography, Bret discusses every aspect of Rock’s life: parental abuse, ...

Contents: - Washington Irving. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Edgar Allan Poe. The Gold Bug - Herman Melville. Bartleby, the Scrivener - Bret Harte. The Luck of Roaring Camp - Leo Tolstoy. The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man - Rudyard Kipling. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi - Charlotte Perkins Gilman. The Yellow Wallpaper - Anton Chekhov. The Lady with the Dog - D.H. Lawrence. The Prussian Officer - James Joyce. Araby - Ivan Turgenev. First Love.

This is the first ever biography of Dorothy Squires, for a half a decade one of Britain’s most feted singers, by her friend and confidant, David Bret. They met at the height of the BBC Payola scandal, and remained close for 26 years. In this book, much of which is told in Dorothy’s own words and confidences, we learn of her triumphs and tragedies, her love affairs—the tempestuous ones with bandleader-composer Billy Reid and the actor Roger Moore, whom she married—and those she kept secret from all but her most intimate circle. Bret and Dorothy Squires never hold back when discussing...

“I think my greatest accomplishment so far is something that doesn't show up in lights or get reviewed - and that's simply the sexual sanity that I have tried to contribute to over the last twenty years.” This was Casey Donovan, speaking in 1983, four years before his untimely death. Born John Calvin Culver, he was a pioneer and will eternally remain amongst the elite of the adult film industry. Yet he was more than just a porn star. As a hustler par excellence his clients included movie stars, senators, European royalty, and ordinary fans. The love of his life was the tough-guy actor ...

David Bret is an Anglo-French biographer, novelist, medieval historian and broadcaster, with over fifty published titles to his credit and over 600 radio and television appearances. This collection represents poems penned by him over a 50-year period. Now much-revised in that he explains who or what they about, they tell of his frequently complicated and controversial private life—his loves, platonic and otherwise, and his lifelong involvement with the entertainments industry. During a lengthy career, Bret has been involved with the French chanson, in print and on the stage. He has ...

David Bret is one of Britain's leading celebrity biographers. He has also published novels, stage plays, and two factual volumes on 15th century history. Additionally he has appeared in around thirty films and television documentaries, and made over 700 radio broadcasts. In this monologue he recalls his grandmother's funeral in February 1972, as seen through the eyes of his much-loved Aunty Kate, who had a peculiar way of looking at the world. It was one of the saddest days of Bret's life, yet upon reflection and when recounted by Kate, it becomes so unintentionally hilarious.

Much of the world has been destroyed by the gods. Darvinz, a boy from the Zarumna flatlands-regarded as a freak because of his unusual complexion, is chosen by the god Koizh to redeem his race by embarking on a journey to find the lost city of Korazunta. His trials are many. In the Korun Desert he slumbers in the Pool of Ivos and seemingly attains manhood overnight, awakening a powerfully-built six-and-a-half-foot demi-god. Reaching the settlement of Zembora he is told to procreate with the last woman there, Colas, but also falls for Yannis, her beautiful brother. He finds Korazunta, ruled ...

This story is based on real-life events. Some character names and locations have been changed. Marcel is a famous French singer. Brooding, rough-and-ready and from the wrong side of the tracks, he arrived in Paris in 1934 and was discovered singing in the streets by Gérard, one of the city’s leading impresarios. When the story opens it is 1944. Paris is under the Nazi jackboot and Marcel is star attraction at Gérard's nightclub, Levalle's, the most celebrated in town. When Gérard is murdered, Marcel's already complicated life falls apart. He ends his relationship with Lucienne, his ...