Erotic Tales of the Victorian Age [Paperback]

Bram Stoker (Author), Richard Burton (Author), Frank Harris (Author), "Walter" (Author), Charles Devereaux (Author), Emile Zola (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1998

While sexual writing today is popular, it pales in comparison to the steamy and graphic, yet romantically inviting works authored during the 19th century. EROTIC TALES includes selections by such renowned authors as Emile Zola, Sir Richard Burton, Bram Stoker, Frank Harris, Charles Devereaux, and of course the inimitable Anonymous. A volume filled with passion with panache.

Product Details

• Paperback: 246 pages
• Publisher: Prometheus Books (April 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1573922056
• ISBN-13: 978-1573922050
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #905,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Anthology, October 12, 2010

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Kelley Reid (Humboldt, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Erotic Tales of the Victorian Age (Paperback)

Naturally, as an anthology, you get a mixture of styles. Some steamy and some langsamweilig. One is a direct excerpt from Dracula. One is more a Victorian translation of an Arabian erotic tale (probably not from 1001 nights).

13 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint at heart, August 14, 2003

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This review is from: Erotic Tales of the Victorian Age (Paperback)

I studied the true Victorian Era for 2+ years and am still intrigued with books relating to the ways of that time. Finally mustering enough nerve to read something provocative, I purchased this book. Lets just say it is exceptionally capable of "stirring" one.

24 of 42 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing..., October 3, 2003

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C. Loomis (Kerzenheim, Germany) - See all my reviews
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I am very interested in the history of sex. That is one course I'd like to teach after I get my PhD. This book just took me back a little further into sexual history. I was surprised at how old some sexual terms and parts of the body are. I was also surprised with certain actions the characters performed. Today, many of these sexual acts are fully accepted. However, I would have figured the Victorians would have been uptight even in sex. A major misconception.

Finally I'm finding out one poem is even older than I thought. "This is my pistol, this is my gun. This one's for fighting, this one's for fun." I'm trying to find erotica and sexual information even older now. It'll be funny to see just how old that poem might be.