Reissued for the first time since it's original 1990 publication with a new jacket and interior illustrations. It is still the definitive and sole biography of Stephen Tennant, with no competitors. Stephen Tennant is a cult figure of British history. Probably the most well known member of the socialite group known in the tabloids as the 'Bright Young People', which also included Cecil Beaton, the Sitwells and the Mitford sisters. Tennant is widely considered to have inspired two Evelyn Waugh characters: Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited and Miles Malpractice in Vile Bodies. Vital reading for 20th century LGBT history in Britain. Competition: vile bodies; bright young things; brideshead revisisted; love in a cold climate; bad gays;.