The life of Frederick Rolfe (Baron Corvo) - book launch at Maggs Bros

[editor]

I went along to the book launch of a new publication abut the singular life of Baron Corvo last night at the rather wonderful Maggs Bros offices.

Anyone into the Baron?

Corvo himself had no doubt that he was destined for celebrity. ‘Everything that relates to me,’ he proudly wrote, ‘will be of interest some day,’ and over the course of the century since his death, this unlikely prediction came true, albeit not quite in the way he expected.

Universal fame eluded him, but his memory was kept alive by a tiny and obsessive band of enthusiasts, adherents of the Corvo cult, who collected his books, competed for his relics and memorabilia, and championed his place in literature.

Famous person at the launch party!

http://www.urban75.org/blog/the-corvo-cult-book-launch-at-maggs-bros-in-berkeley-square-london/

 

[Pickman's model]

have you read his 'hadrian vii'?