Men and Boys
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| Editor | Edward Mark Slocum |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1924 |
| Publication place | United States |
Men and Boys: An Anthology is a rare anthology of Uranian poetry anonymously published in 1924 by American chemist Edward Mark Slocum (1886-1945). It is the first anthology focused on homosexual literature to be published in the United States.[1][2][3]
The authorship of the book was unknown until about half a century after the book's publication, when an academic investigation traced the identity of the self-described "technical man" who edited the book to Slocum, a chemistry graduate from the University of Tennessee who had invented a number of rubber-related and other patents.[1] As of 1970, only seven copies of the book were known to exist.[2]
The book was followed by Lads o' the Sun (1928), also anonymously published.[4][1]