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Haunts of the Black Masseur: The Swimmer as Hero

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Offers an introduction to the great swimming heroes: Byron leaping into the surf at Shelley's beach funeral, Hart Crane, swallow-diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico, Ulysses, Leander, Weismuller and more.

A new re-issue of the cult swimming classic, a beautiful r...

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Product ID:9780099577249
Product Form:Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:GB
Title:Haunts of the Black Masseur
Subtitle:The Swimmer as Hero
Authors:Author: Charles Sprawson
Page Count:336
Subjects:Swimming and diving, Swimming & diving
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Offers an introduction to the great swimming heroes: Byron leaping into the surf at Shelley's beach funeral, Hart Crane, swallow-diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico, Ulysses, Leander, Weismuller and more.

A new re-issue of the cult swimming classic, a beautiful read filled with detailed description and powerful prose.

WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY AMY LIPTROT

‘A luminously romantic history of swimming’ Guardian

Haunts of the Black Masseur is a dazzling introduction to the great swimming heroes, from Byron leaping into the surf at Shelley''s funeral to Hart Crane diving to his death in the Bay of Mexico. Bursting with anecdotes, Charles Sprawson leads us into a watery world populated by lithe demi-gods – a world that has obsessed humans from the ancient Greeks and Romans, to Yeats, Woolf, Fitzgerald and Hockney.

Original, enticing and dripping with references to literature, film, art and Olympic history, this cult swimming classic pays sparkling tribute to water and the cultural meanings we attach to it.

‘This splendid and wholly original book is as zestful as a plunge in champagne’ Iris Murdoch


Imprint Name:Vintage Classics
Publisher Name:Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:GB
Publishing Date:2013-02-07