No one soul can possibly read the thousands of erotic books, pamphlets and broadsides
the English reading public were offered in the 19th century – the Victorian era. This
anthology hopes to stimulate the reader into exploring further adventures in erotica
through the profound pleasure of reading about pleasure.

 

In this comprehensive anthology, erotica stands for bawdy, obscene, salacious, pornographic
and even ribald works, including humor and satire employing sexual elements. Flagellation,
sado-masochism and incest are recurring themes, activities whose effects can be shocking,
but their occurrence pervades our selections, most often in the context of love and affection.

 

Selections Include:

 

THE PHILOSOPHY OF MODERN FLAGELLATION

THE MOURNINGS OF A COURTESAN

MOUNTED IN SILVER or THE LEUCADIAN LEAP

THE CONVENTS À LA MODE

THE PEARL-GREY STOCKING AND THE RED STAR

VENUS SCHOOL MISTRESS

MAN WITH A MAID

A WEEKEND VISIT

MISFORTUNES OF MARY

THE MODERN EVELINE

FORBIDDEN FRUIT

MANUAL OF CLASSICAL EROTOLOGY

THE DIALOGUES OF LUISA SIGEA

TIPS TO THE MAIDENS

THE ROMANCE OF LUST

PASSIONS’ EVIL

KATE PERCIVAL: THE BELLE OF THE DELAWARE

AMY DENMEAD’S HISTORY

LOVE and SAFETY

PARISIAN FROLICS

TWO FLAPPERS IN PARIS

CRIMSON HAIRS: AN EROTIC MYSTERY

SCHOOL LIFE IN PARIS

THE LIFE OF FANNY HILL OR THE MEMOIRS OF A WOMAN OF PLEASURE

PAULINE

THE PRIMA DONNA

MY SECRET LIFE

INNOCENCE AWAKENED

THE PRODIGAL VIRGIN

MISFORTUNES OF MARY

THE GILDED LILY

DARLING

THE STORY OF MONIQUE

DIARY OF AN ANGEL