num_pages: 320
description: In an England devastated by the terrible losses of World War I, Colonel Victor Barker was a rare man indeed. Dashing, well-respected, with impeccable manners, he was a model gentleman. His wife was proud of his good breeding and fine looks, and his young son worshipped him as a war hero. But beneath the army uniform Barker hid an astounding secret. In 1929, following a sensational trial, the good colonel was sentenced to nine months’ imprisonment. For Colonel Barker was, in fact, a woman. Her real name was Valerie Lilias Arkell-Smith, the most infamous “man-woman” of them all. Among Rose Collis’ books are A Trouser-Wearing Character, K.D. Lang, and The Mammoth Book of Lesbian Erotica.
language: English
title: Colonel Barker's Monstrous Regiment: A Tale of Female Husbandry
titlecomplete: Colonel Barker's Monstrous Regiment: A Tale of Female Husbandry
genres: LGBT, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 24
publisher: Little, Brown Book Group