Cover of For the Pleasure of His Company

For the Pleasure of His Company

  • 1903 first published
  • 192 pages
  • 7 editions

For the Pleasure of His Company is a 1903 gay fiction novel by Charles Warren Stoddard. It deals with Gay and gay men.

6 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 7 editions.

It runs to roughly 192 pages — 3–4 hours of reading at an average pace.

Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Subjects

  • Gay
  • Erotica
  • Gay men
  • LGBTQ fiction before Stonewall

Quick answers

Who wrote For the Pleasure of His Company?

For the Pleasure of His Company was written by Charles Warren Stoddard and first published in 1903.

What genre is For the Pleasure of His Company?

It is usually shelved as Gay Fiction.

How long is For the Pleasure of His Company?

The median edition has 192 pages, about 3–4 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to For the Pleasure of His Company?

Readers who like it often enjoy Imre, Teleny and The Charioteer.

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