Customer Reviews

Elaine Cox

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Manton's story takes place in a "girl's reformity," where nightly the girls are punished with cane and strap for various offenses. One wonders where the families are of these poor girls ... or were they merely abducted? Perhaps Manton could not suspend my disbelief. Admittedly, certain portions were arousing. The main character's preoccupation with the lady of the title was slightly reminiscent of the Lolita theme.... just very slightly, though, as Manton's character is much cruder than Humbert. The ending of the book I will not divulge. Suffice it to say that while, in Manton's mind, such a progression of events may make sense, I found the ending unnecessary and horribly perverse. If you like to explore the darker nature of punishment, you will enjoy this book; if you like erotic spanking, you may wish to try another.

Manton takes a character from the entertaining Amorous Adventures of Captain Charles de Vane in a grotesque, horrifying and ugly direction. (The use of this character's name as the title of the book suggests deliberate misleading advertising to entice the unsuspecting enjoyer of Victorian erotica into thinking that this will be a bondage and discipline story a la Charles de Vane or A Man with a Maid.)

This is not a bondage and discipline story. This book describes the murder of women for the pleasure of men. The cheerfulness with which these murders are described is appalling.

I returned the book and got my money back. I gave it one star because zero stars was not an option.

Richard Manton writes Erotic Books. He is so close to the character Elaine Cox that this makes a good adult book to read. It's not for the weak or faint Hearted.

There was nothing to it. Did not hold my interest, and therefore difficult to finish reading. Boring. No stars would be my preference of rating.