Product Description

The ultimate lifestyle guide for the people who want to
transform the spirit of the age, or failing that, ignore it altogether.

Featuring contributions by the bad, dangerous and eccentric free spirits of
contemporary society, The Decadent Handbook will become the bible for the
modern libertine.

A veritable smorgasbord of decadence and debauchery, The
Decadent Handbook offers guidance on everything from extreme cuisine,
gutter beverages, tawdry travel and seedy films to depraved books,
dissolute sex and corrupt individuals.

Most of the contributors are contemporary but decadent tips are also given
by the leading anti-heroes of their time, including Oscar Wilde, Octave
Mirbeau and J.K. Huysmans.

Not to be outdone, the book then gives a definitive guide to the most
decadent moments in history.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #286825 in Books
• Published on: 2006-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 372 pages

Alexander Larman, The New Statesman
This collection of louche immorality, dry intelligence and really
excellent breakfast suggestions entertains and stimulates throughout its
purple pages.

Buzz Magazine
A feast of inspirational titillation; a gentle nod to a more
charismatic world.

John Walsh, The Independent
Naughty but nice: a perversely perky cabaret...A farrago of
effortful wickedness.