# Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant by Philip Hoare – Book Launch

Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant by Philip Hoare – Book Launch at The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History, Thursday 12 November 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History, Mare Street 11, E8 4RP London
- Get tickets: https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/absinthe-parlour/reservations/
- Go to page: https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/serious-pleasures-the-life-of-stephen-tennant-by-philip-hoare-book-launch/

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A book launch celebrating the new Harper Collins reissue of Philip Hoare's biography 'Serious Pleasures: The Life of Stephen Tennant', held with the opening reception for the exhibition 'Lascar – the art & ephemera of Stephen Tennant – The Man Who stayed in Bed'. The event takes place at the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History on 11 Mare Street, London. The book follows Stephen Tennant, a fixture of 1920s high society who became a muse to Cecil Beaton and lover of Siegfried Sassoon, later receiving visitors such as Truman Capote and Greta Garbo from his Wiltshire manor. First published in 1990 as an international bestseller, the biography recreates a life lived as a work of art.

## Dates

- Thursday 12 November 18:00 — The Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History

Written by a model, sources: [thelasttuesdaysociety.org](https://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/exhibition/serious-pleasures-the-life-of-stephen-tennant-by-philip-hoare-book-launch/)

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