The Victorian Guide to Sex
Desire and deviance in the 19th century
Nonfiction, History, Modern, 19th Century, British
| Author: | Fern Riddell | ISBN: | 9781473837270 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword | Publication: | May 31, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword Social History | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fern Riddell |
| ISBN: | 9781473837270 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
| Publication: | May 31, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword Social History |
| Language: | English |
An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements and letters, with extracts taken from memoirs, legal cases, newspaper advice columns, and collections held in the Museum of London and the British Museum, this book lifts the veil from historical sexual attitudes.
An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements and letters, with extracts taken from memoirs, legal cases, newspaper advice columns, and collections held in the Museum of London and the British Museum, this book lifts the veil from historical sexual attitudes.
