P itch ed ▁B uzz ▁( 1 9 5 6 ) ▁and ▁Switch board ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁experiences ▁there . ▁Both ▁were ▁published ▁under ▁his ▁real ▁name . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁he ▁married , ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁full - time ▁writer , ▁adopt ing ▁different ▁styles ▁and ▁pseud onym s ▁to ▁suit ▁different ▁aud ien ces . ▁His ▁real ▁identity ▁was ▁kept ▁secret . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁most ▁successful ▁nov els , ▁written ▁as ▁Ros al ind ▁Er sk ine , ▁was ▁The ▁Pass ion ▁F lower ▁Hotel ▁( 1 9 6 2 ), ▁a ▁story ▁of ▁how ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁girls ▁at ▁a ▁board ing ▁school ▁establish ▁a ▁bro th el ▁to ▁c ater ▁for ▁boys ▁from ▁a ▁nearby ▁school . ▁The ▁mystery ▁surrounding ▁the ▁true ▁author ship ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁was ▁eventually ▁revealed ▁by ▁the ▁" Will iam ▁H ic key " ▁column ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Express . ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁later ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁stage ▁musical ▁script ed ▁by ▁Wolf ▁M ank ow itz , ▁a ▁radio ▁play , ▁and ▁a ▁film ▁st arring ▁N ast ass ja ▁Kin ski . ▁ ▁Long rig g ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁writer ▁to ▁turn ▁Jane ▁Aust en ' s ▁fiction ▁into ▁er ot ica , ▁with ▁V irt ues ▁and ▁V ices : ▁A ▁De lect able ▁Ron de let ▁of ▁Love ▁and ▁L ust ▁in ▁Edward ian ▁Times ▁( 1 9 8 0 ),