The
Victorian era offers an untapped wellspring of lesbian
erotica. Indeed, Victorian erotica writers
treated lesbians and bisexual
women with voracious curiosity and tender affection. As far as written
treasuries of vice
and perversion go, the Victorian era has no equal. These stories delve into the world
of the aristocrat and the
streetwalker, the seasoned seductress and the innocent naïf.
Represented
in this anthology are a variety of
genres, from romantic fiction to faux journalism and
travelogue, as well as
styles and tones resembling everything from steamy page-turners
to
scholarly
exposition. What all these works share, however, is the sense of fun,
mischief and sexiness that
characterized Victorian lesbian erotica.
The
lesbian erotica of the Victorian era defies stereotype and
offers rich portraits of a sexuality driven
underground by repressive mores. As
Oscar Wilde
claimed,
the only way to get rid of temptation is
to yield to it.
Excerpted
works include:
The
Pretty Women of
My
Lustful Adventures
Two
Flappers in
School
Life in
Parisian
Follies
The
Convents a la Mode
The
Adventures of Grace and Anna
The
Merry Order of St. Bridget
Arabella
Astrid
Cane
Beatrice
Eveline
Laura