The Green Carnation

Set against the glittering backdrop of late‑Victorian London, the novel follows Reggie Hastings, a strikingly handsome young man who dresses his vanity with a green carnation and a cascade of silk. He moves through the salons of Piccadilly with a mixture of swagger and self‑admiration, treating his own reflection as the most compelling audience. Through his eyes we glimpse a world of polished manners, fashionable duels of wit, and a restless hunger for admiration.

Reggie’s brilliance is matched by his blunt honesty, a trait that both amuses and alienates his acquaintances and draws sharp rebukes from his conservative father. As he glides from a mirror‑lined bedroom to a hansom cab, his encounters hint at deeper tensions beneath the surface of society’s glitter. The story balances witty social satire with a portrait of a man daring to celebrate his own beauty in a time that prizes restraint.