Mammoth Book of Historical Erotica [Paperback]

Maxim Jakubowski (Author)

Book Description

Series: Mammoth | Publication Date: February 25, 1999

A collection which ranges across the centuries and continents, from prehistoric times to Victorian Scotland and the 1854 Boston World Fair. The historical settings provide both intriguing backgrounds and unexpected twists to this book of erotica.

Product Details

• Paperback: 508 pages
• Publisher: Robinson Publishing (February 25, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1854875353
• ISBN-13: 978-1854875358
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,610,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful writing, sexy writing, January 13, 2001

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"sihn" (Redding, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mamm Bk Historical Erotica(tr) (Paperback)

The Mammoth Book of Historical Erotica, edited by Maxim Jakubowski, contains 38 of the best historical erotica short stories that you'll find on the market today. The stories range from the garden of Eden and prehistory to 1940, encompassing varied periods and countries and featuring an assortment of well-known historical characters.

What continues to impress me most about this book and the stories within is that each story doesn't just hold a spicy complement of desire and passion, but each IS a story. The historical details, as well, are remarkable, and you are easily spirited away to the Highlands of Scotland with a lusty lass, or lost in the depths of the Marquis de Sade's nightmares.

Though not every story in The Mammoth Book of Historical Erotica is for everyone, there is just enough to cater to most tastes. Well-written, engrossing, and delightfully titallating, I highly recommend this book to any afficianado of erotica.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars No Student Will Flunk This History Class, December 17, 2002

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Kith Gelzand (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mamm Bk Historical Erotica(tr) (Paperback)

This anthology contains news stories written within a historical context. The time periods range from prehistoric to the 1940's. The stories are so well written that they seem to hail from the very era they are set in.

Some of my favorites are:

Evelina by Louisa Campion is an erotic peak into the lives of British Aristocracy in the 1800's. Think a sexier Jane Austin!

Succubus by Rosemary Hawley Jarman is about a whore rescued from a goal by a necromancer who works magic upon her in hopes of destroying a kingdom.

No Natural Magic by Alice Joanou suggests that his mother, Ophelia's lover, may have committed the murder of Hamlet's father. Though I liked the story, the author should have struck the distracting modern language from it.

The Brilliance and Misery of Bodies; Of War, Of Dreams by Michael Hemmingson, about a debutante who losses her fiancé in WWI and becomes a flapper in her grief, is a very moving story in many ways.

The Prescription by Carol Anne Davis, about a Victorian spinster's visit to a surgeon to investigate him for suspected improprieties, illustrates society's repression of women's sexuality and how beneficial certain therapeutic measures can be.

Camille's Resistance by Robert de Vel is set just before the French Revolution with a dungeon scene that is to petite mort for!

Wetnurse of the World by Val Weston purports to make wetnursing a new Olympic sport!

Amelia by Valentina Cilescu is an exquisite initiation story!

Crossing the Rubicon by Brian Levy is about boys in a private school coming of age thanks to their nurse.

The Missionary by Rebecca Ambrose is a tale of evolution.

When England Called by Debra Hyde is the story of a wealthy French woman, who escapes to England before the Revolution and courts the royalty from a brothel.

Enki by Angus MacMilian is about the supplication of a Prince to an enemy king and his Goddess. I fairly swooned!

Hall of Mirrors by Vivienne La Fay is the story of how illusion and fantasy greatly enhance the experience.

To Get an Heir by Dominic Santi, about a barren man who hires a French rogue to get his wife with child, brought tears to my eyes at story's end. Romantic, sensual and erotic! A must read!

Of Waxen Figures and Screaming Tombs by Jasmine Sailing is a story set in ancient Egypt during the reign of Ramses II full of mysticism and intrigue.

The Concubine by Rosemary Hawley Jarman and The Tears of the Crocodile by Michael Cawley give readers a glimpse into the decadence of royalty surrounded by yes men slaves and hidden enemies a world so foreign to most 21st Century societies.

Plague Lovers by Lucy Taylor describes the lengths people will go to get love.

These by far are not the only stories in the book. The stories are very imaginative though some had inaccurate historical details. This is a great volume to share with your lover!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent compendium of stimulating reading!, January 13, 2000

By 

Dougal Cable - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mamm Bk Historical Erotica(tr) (Paperback)

I found the selection of short stories well-chosen and nicely balanced. Cleverly written and imaginative, none failed to please. Stimulating and enjoyable, this would make an excellent "pillow book".