Vidal brings his attention to bear on a variety of subjects, from H.L. Mencken to Oscar Wilde, Ford Madox Ford and Somerset Maugham. He has fun with the letters exchanged by Henry Miller and Lawrence Durrell, deals unsparingly with Colonel Oliver North, and remembers his old friend Orson Welles.
This book is part of the Non-Fiction Books series and is book #14 in the series.