{"product_id":"2026200007616-secondhand-havelock-ellis-a-biography","title":"Havelock Ellis: A Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: No markings\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of biographical scholarship, Phyllis Grosskurth's authoritative study chronicles the life of Havelock Ellis, the pioneering Victorian-era sexologist and social reformer whose groundbreaking writings on human sexuality challenged the moral orthodoxies of his age. With meticulous research and psychological insight, Grosskurth uncovers the complex, often contradictory man behind the intellectual legacy — a figure whose personal relationships, including his unconventional marriage and intimate friendships, were as turbulent and unconventional as his published theories. The biography presents Ellis not merely as a scientific trailblazer but as a deeply human subject, shaped by Victorian repression, personal longing, and an unwavering commitment to liberating discourse around sex, gender, and identity. Written with the measured authority of serious academic biography yet rendered accessible and compelling, it illustrates how Ellis's multi-volume work Studies in the Psychology of Sex laid the intellectual groundwork for twentieth-century attitudes toward human sexuality. This is an essential portrait of a man whose influence on modern thought far outpaced the recognition he received in his own lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48887903748315,"sku":"2026200007616-SECONDHAND","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/30f5f49f-59e8-4e8d-bb75-49ba3491b50f.png?v=1781748516","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200007616-secondhand-havelock-ellis-a-biography","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}