There is no shortage of great works to compete for the title “masterpiece of Victorian erotica.” Indeed, as readers familiar with Dickens or Trollope can attest, the Victorians were nothing if not prolific. Yet to be a masterpiece, a work has to distinguish itself in many ways. It can be without equal in its subgenre or the apotheosis of its tradition. It can offer a deeper insight, a more vivid image, or a more surprising turn. Or it can be unique, truly peerless in its style, plot or execution. Having distinguished themselves in these ways, the works in this volume represent the very best of the Victorian erotic imagination. There’s poetry and prose, narrative and instructional guide; there’s fetish, queer, s-m, and vanilla; and there’s bawdy, tender and daring. For the newcomer to the Victorian erotic universe, these stories are the place to start. For the connoisseur, this collection offers undiscovered delicacies. For everyone, these stories cannot fail to arouse, stimulate and amaze with their delightful sexiness and bold originality.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A virtual buffet of Victorian Erotica for the novice .....,
By
This review is from: Masterpieces of Victorian Erotica (Paperback)
Although I am not much of a fan of anthologies, since the short excerpts are frustrating, this collection of some great Victorian erotica was fun to read .....
There are 19 books excerpted here with most of the stories running from five to twelve pages, and the book weighs in at 319 pages ... I have read some of the full books in this volume but there were still a couple that I had not seen before. Most certainly during the Victorian era the sex and erotica was varied, and many of today's taboo's were unknown to a people that had little to occupy their minds and bodies other than enjoy the pleasures of the outdoors, gardens, food and last but not least their libidos. Although erotic spanking and bondage was known to the Victorians we see very little of the violent BDSM in their literature. This is and important distinction since it makes it easy for a 'normal' reader to vicariouosly enjoy the wonderfull mind painting the authors detail. The book lost one star in this rating since the authors did not provide a bilbliography allowing an easy find of the full novels ......
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great compilation,
By mgspeed (Southeast PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Masterpieces of Victorian Erotica (Paperback)
Sometimes these compilations are a couple of good stories and a bunch of bad ones. This book is an exception, every story in this book is great! Very enjoyable read for those who like Victorian style stories.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent anthology,
By
This review is from: Masterpieces of Victorian Erotica (Paperback)
If you're interested in Victorian erotica then this book is a good starting place. It's somewhat of an unkown world to many people who think sex and erotica are something new and depraved that has only recently come into our lives via MTV and the like. Far from it the Victorians were probably more active in this respect than many people today who spend time watching TV or playing computer games.
But it's only an introduction. If you want to read complete works I recommend The Power of Mesmerism and The Romance of Lust. See my List "Victorian Erotica".
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs):
(learn more)
little jenny, little cunt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monsieur Marcel, Miss Molly, Miss Birchbottom, Lady Clara, Lord Robert, Monsieur Fanon, Madame Dumond, Miss Herbert, Lord Rodney, Earl Goodman, Lord Andrew, Duke Henri, Good Lord, Prince Motumbo, Sir James, The Female Syringe New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
little jenny, little cunt Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Monsieur Marcel, Miss Molly, Miss Birchbottom, Lady Clara, Lord Robert, Monsieur Fanon, Madame Dumond, Miss Herbert, Lord Rodney, Earl Goodman, Lord Andrew, Duke Henri, Good Lord, Prince Motumbo, Sir James, The Female Syringe New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
So You'd Like to...
|
|
