[Dilettante_]

>Here we are debating the headline and not even talking about the article

Your reaction to a thing comes from you, not from the thing.

[8bitsrule]

> debating the headline > not even talking about the article

Both typical around these parts.

I suspect the author or publisher may have chosen the name of the book for that attention-drawing controversiality. RLS was not the healthiest author and partly 'wandered' in search of better prospects than those of Old Blighty.

[shadowgovt]

Authors can illicit reactions by word choice; it's part of the job. "Know thy audience" for a reason.