Alexander Larman was educated at Winchester and Oxford, where he read English and graduated with a First.  He has written extensively about literature and the arts for publications including The Guardian, TLS, New Statesman, Spectator, Five Dials, the Erotic Review and the Observer.
 

He is currently working on two books: ROCHESTER: SEX, POWER AND POETRY AT THE COURT OF CHARLESS II and 1666: A YEAR IN ENGLAND. He assisted with the editing of the late Sebastian Horsley’s acclaimed memoir "Dandy In The Underworld". He has written a radio play, "Jack and Archie", which dealt with the relationship between CS Lewis and John Betjeman.

 
He lives in London.