Colonel Barker's monstrous regiment : a tale of female husbandry /

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Author / Creator:Collis, Rose.
Imprint:London : Virago, 2002.
Description:320 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5608188
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ISBN:1860498930
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:In an England devastated by the terrible losses of World War I, Colonel Victor Barker was a rare man indeed. Dashing, well-respected, with impeccable manners, he was a model gentleman. His wife was proud of his good breeding and fine looks, and his young son worshipped him as a war hero. But beneath the army uniform Barker hid an astounding secret. In 1929, following a sensational trial, the good colonel was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment. For Colonel Barker was, in fact, a woman. Her real name was Valerie Lilias Arkell-Smith, the most infamous "man-woman" of them all. Among Rose Collis' books are A Trouser-Wearing Character, K.D. Lang, and The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica.
Physical Description:320 p. : ill., facsims., ports. ; 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:1860498930