Dandy in the Underworld - by Sebastian Horsley (Paperback)

About the Book

Meet Sebastian Horsley, the latest in a long line of English artists and eccentrics, from Oscar Wilde to Quentin Crisp. In his blazing memoir, he recounts his years as a dandy, a male escort, and a brothel connoisseur--all with disarming honesty and a refreshing lack of sentimentality.

From the Back Cover

In the honorable tradition of the eccentric dandyism of Lord Byron, Oscar Wilde, and Quentin Crisp comes Sebastian Horsley's disarming memoir of sex, drugs, and Savile Row.

Review Quotes

"There is no life, anywhere, more worthy of a memoir than Sebastian Horsley's. And fortunately for us, he's as witty and talented in recording it as he is in living it. Dandy in the Underworld is my new personal Bible for unorthodox sparkly living - complete with crucifixion and loads of fornicating." - Josh Kilmer-Purcell, author of the New York Times bestseller I Am Not Myself These Days
"Delicious, vicious, fanatical fun." - Heather McElhatton, author of the national bestseller Pretty Little Mistakes
"Sebastian is an atheist, but the first I've ever met whose spiritual tradition doesn't just come from a lack of imagination. His attempts to become other than he is, are epic." - Nick Cave
"I find myself experiencing greater ambivalence towards Horsley than I can ever remember feeling about anyone else. He is simultaneously enthralling, charming and fantastically annoying." - Will Self
"Dandy in the Underworld is immortality for a while (a dashing immorality)" - Sarah Lucas, artist & film director
"Dandy in the Underworld is a compulsive autobiography that tells the blackest truths in the jauntiest tone." - The Independent
"Some of it's so obscene you'll feel guilty for reading it and some of it so cringeworthy you'll be blushing, but overall, though Sebastian's morals are questionable and his actions disgraceful, they make for a bloody good read" - Scarlett Magazine
""Horsley is full of Romantic darkness.... Dandy in the Underworld is a masterpiece of filth." - Bryan Ferry
"Sebastian Horsley's autobiography explodes the myth that a 'misery memoir' must be as gruelling to read as it must have been to live. . . . If you can stand it, it is likely to be one of the most compelling reads of the year." - Alexander Larman in the New Statesman
"The fabulous and fascinating story of the flamboyant artist/writer/poet growing up in a family of chaos, alcohol and insanity. Beautifully written and unflinchingly honest, this is a mind-blowing tale of a life out of control." - Elle (London)
"Unlike most modern tales of dope and degradation, in Dandy in the Underworld the writing is exquisite, hysterically funny, and unapologetic. Highly recommended." - Legs McNeil, author of Please Kill Me and The Other Hollywood, co-founder and writer of Punk Magazine
"These memoirs offer the reader a consistently hilarious season in hell. . . .One of the funniest, strangest and most revolting memoirs ever written." - Christopher Hart in the Sunday Times (London)